apologetically
"apologetically" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apologetically” is uncommon English (frequency #76,533 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,533
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apologetically · apologetically · English
apologetically · rank #76,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,533
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Appian
Nearest frequency peer: Appian (+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 “apologetically”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Annemarie
Annemarie
23,472 corpus weight
- anodyne
anodyne
23,470 corpus weight
- apologetica…
apologetically
23,468 corpus weight
- Appian
Appian
23,467 corpus weight
- Arapaho
Arapaho
23,465 corpus weight
- Araujo
Araujo
23,464 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “apologetically” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apologetically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #76,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “apologetically” in English
Rare enough to double-check
apologetically is uncommon English at frequency #76,533 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.".
apologetically has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From apologetic + -ally. The correct English form is apologetically, spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apologetically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
Etymology
From apologetic + -ally.
Synonyms
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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