amusingly
/əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/
"amusingly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amusingly” is uncommon English (frequency #55,234 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,234
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an amusing manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-amusingly · amusingly · English
amusingly · rank #55,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,234
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Ammon
Nearest frequency peer: Ammon (-2 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 “amusingly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- amas
amas
44,771 corpus weight
- Ammon
Ammon
44,769 corpus weight
- amusingly
amusingly
44,767 corpus weight
- analytically
analytically
44,765 corpus weight
- Andalusian
Andalusian
44,764 corpus weight
- Anniston
Anniston
44,763 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “amusingly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amusingly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,234 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “amusingly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
amusingly is uncommon English at frequency #55,234 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈm(j)uzɪŋli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an amusing manner.".
amusingly has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From amusing + -ly. The correct English form is amusingly, spelled A-M-U-S-I-N-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an amusing manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amusingly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"you will find it a great deal more amusing than if I wanted you to write either pamphlets or speeches. The fact is, that I am too good an actor to succeed as an author. I do assure you, that when en scene, I am often surprised at my own readiness of resource, but I need stimulus. I cannot sit down by myself, and fill four sides of paper, which said time…
The comedy Bird in the Hand (1927) plays neatly and amusingly, if tritely and datedly, with the stubborn class-consciousness and inverted pride of a country landlord whose daughter falls in love with the local squire's son.
Etymology
From amusing + -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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