agonizingly

/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/

//ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li// adv

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"agonizingly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agonizingly” is uncommon English (frequency #89,082 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,082
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agonizingly · agonizingly · English

agonizingly · rank #89,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,082
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH agitprop

Nearest frequency peer: agitprop (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “agonizingly”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agonizingly
PropertyValue
Headwordagonizingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “agonizingly” 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).agonizinglyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “agitprop” (#89,081), “aerobatics” (#89,078), “albumen” (#89,086). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agonizingly” is #89,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agonizingly is uncommon English at frequency #89,082 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for agonizingly in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From agonizing + -ly. The correct English form is agonizingly, spelled A-G-O-N-I-Z-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The hour I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonizingly.
  2. Friday afternoons always seem to be agonizingly prolonged.

Etymology

From agonizing + -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 "agonizingly"?
"agonizingly" is spelled A-G-O-N-I-Z-I-N-G-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/.
What does "agonizingly" mean?
As an adverb, "agonizingly" means: In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
How do you pronounce "agonizingly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agonizingly" is /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/. 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 "agonizingly"?
From agonizing + -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 "agonizingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list