arrogantly

adv

"arrogantly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“arrogantly” is uncommon English (frequency #56,590 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,590
frequency rank, English
35,202
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.

Key facts for arrogantly
PropertyValue
Headwordarrogantly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arrogantly” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). arrogantly lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrogantly is uncommon English at frequency #56,590 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.".

Zero misspellings are on record for arrogantly in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From arrogant + -ly. The correct English form is arrogantly, spelled A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.

Etymology

From arrogant + -ly.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrogantly"?
"arrogantly" is spelled A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T-L-Y.
What does "arrogantly" mean?
As an adverb, "arrogantly" means: In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
What is the origin of the word "arrogantly"?
From arrogant + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “arrogantly”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list