acceptably
/ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/
"acceptably" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acceptably” is uncommon English (frequency #73,840 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,840
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acceptably · acceptably · English
acceptably · rank #73,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,840
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH absconding
Nearest frequency peer: absconding (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “acceptably”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- absconding
absconding
26,162 corpus weight
- acceptably
acceptably
26,161 corpus weight
- affaire
affaire
26,157 corpus weight
- afrobeat
afrobeat
26,156 corpus weight
- aglow
aglow
26,154 corpus weight
- aldosterone
aldosterone
26,151 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “acceptably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acceptably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acceptably” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acceptably is uncommon English at frequency #73,840 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for acceptably in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable + -ly. The correct English form is acceptably, spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
- 2To an acceptable degree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how acceptably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.
Etymology
From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable + -ly.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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