achingly
"achingly" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“achingly” is an uncommon English word, ranked #79,230 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #79,230
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - So as to cause aching, especially heartache.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achingly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achingly” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for achingly is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #79,230 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for achingly, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From aching + -ly. The correct English form is achingly, spelled A-C-H-I-N-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1So as to cause aching, especially heartache.
- 2In an aching manner; sorely.
Etymology
From aching + -ly.
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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Using “achingly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-C-H-I-N-G-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.