adorably

/əˈdɔɹəbli/

//əˈdɔɹəbli// adv

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"adorably" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adorably” is uncommon English (frequency #58,493 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,493
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an adorable manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adorably · adorably · English

adorably · rank #58,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,493
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adela

Nearest frequency peer: Adela (-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 “adorably”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “adorably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adorably
PropertyValue
Headwordadorably
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/əˈdɔɹəbli/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “adorably” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).adorablyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Adela” (#58,492), “adulterated” (#58,494), “acolyte” (#58,491). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adorably” is #58,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adorably is uncommon English at frequency #58,493 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈdɔɹəbli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an adorable manner.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for adorably in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adorable + -ly. The correct English form is adorably, spelled A-D-O-R-A-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an adorable manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how adorably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She always said that preschoolers danced adorably, so it was no wonder that she opened a dance school for them.

Etymology

From adorable + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adorably"?
"adorably" is spelled A-D-O-R-A-B-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈdɔɹəbli/.
What does "adorably" mean?
As an adverb, "adorably" means: In an adorable manner.
How do you pronounce "adorably"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adorably" is /əˈdɔɹəbli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "adorably"?
From adorable + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adorably", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amputate#58,501asphyxia#58,518Asturias#58,519availing#58,523

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list