amiably
/ˈeɪ.mɪə.blɪ/
"amiably" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amiably” is an uncommon English word, ranked #92,332 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #92,332
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amiably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈeɪ.mɪə.blɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #92,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amiably” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for amiably is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈeɪ.mɪə.blɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,332 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for amiably in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English amyablelich, amyably, equivalent to amiable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of amicably. The correct English form is amiably, spelled A-M-I-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
Etymology
From Middle English amyablelich, amyably, equivalent to amiable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of amicably.
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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Using “amiably”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-M-I-A-B-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈeɪ.mɪə.blɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.