asymptotically
"asymptotically" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“asymptotically” is uncommon English (frequency #68,833 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,833
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
Corpus desk
Index EN-asymptotically · asymptotically · English
asymptotically · rank #68,833 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,833
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Assamese
Nearest frequency peer: Assamese (-3 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 “asymptotically”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- anodized
anodized
31,177 corpus weight
- anoxic
anoxic
31,176 corpus weight
- Assamese
Assamese
31,171 corpus weight
- asymptotica…
asymptotically
31,168 corpus weight
- auk
auk
31,164 corpus weight
- Aymara
Aymara
31,162 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “asymptotically” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asymptotically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #68,833 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “asymptotically” in English
Rare enough to double-check
asymptotically is uncommon English at frequency #68,833 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.".
asymptotically has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From asymptotic + -ally. The correct English form is asymptotically, spelled A-S-Y-M-P-T-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how asymptotically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The value grew asymptotically.
Etymology
From asymptotic + -ally.
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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