analogously

/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/

//əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li// adv

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

The verdict

“analogously” is uncommon English (frequency #83,966 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,966
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-analogously · analogously · English

analogously · rank #83,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,966
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ananya

Nearest frequency peer: Ananya (+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 “analogously”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for analogously
PropertyValue
Headwordanalogously
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “analogously” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).analogouslyfalls 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: “Ananya” (#83,967), “angostura” (#83,969), “Alucard” (#83,962). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “analogously” is #83,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

analogously is uncommon English at frequency #83,966 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.".

Zero misspellings are on record for analogously in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From analogous + -ly. The correct English form is analogously, spelled A-N-A-L-O-G-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.

Etymology

From analogous + -ly.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "analogously"?
"analogously" is spelled A-N-A-L-O-G-O-U-S-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.li/.
What does "analogously" mean?
As an adverb, "analogously" means: In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.
How do you pronounce "analogously"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "analogously" is /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs.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 "analogously"?
From analogous + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list