aggressively
"aggressively" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aggressively” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,358
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an aggressive manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aggressively · aggressively · English
aggressively · rank #12,358 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #12,358
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH affiliation
Nearest frequency peer: affiliation (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “aggressively”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- accessory
accessory
87,647 corpus weight
- affiliation
affiliation
87,644 corpus weight
- aggressively
aggressively
87,643 corpus weight
- align
align
87,642 corpus weight
- allergies
allergies
87,641 corpus weight
- amnesty
amnesty
87,640 corpus weight
What this shows “aggressively” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aggressively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #12,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aggressively”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around aggressively, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,358 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an aggressive manner.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggressively, with forms such as "aggerssively", "aggresisvely", and "aggresively". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aggressive", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From aggressive + -ly. The correct English form is aggressively, spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an aggressive manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aggressively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
The service aggressively maintained its position until I produced evidence proving it was untrue - including a recording of one of the calls with a senior MI5 officer.
Etymology
From aggressive + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aggerssively
- aggresisvely
- aggresively
- aggressievly
- aggressivelly
- aggressivelyy
- aggressiveyl
- aggressivley
- aggressivvely
- aggressviely
- aggrressively
- aggrsesively
- agressively
- agrgessively
- gagressively
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aggressively - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).