attractively
/əˈtɹæk.tɪv.li/
"attractively" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“attractively” is uncommon English (frequency #53,381 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,381
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-attractively · attractively · English
attractively · rank #53,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,381
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH assimilating
Nearest frequency peer: assimilating (-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 “attractively”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- aspartame
aspartame
46,622 corpus weight
- assimilating
assimilating
46,621 corpus weight
- attractively
attractively
46,620 corpus weight
- Auch
Auch
46,619 corpus weight
- austral
austral
46,617 corpus weight
- autobahn
autobahn
46,616 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “attractively” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | attractively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əˈtɹæk.tɪv.li/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #53,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “attractively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
attractively is uncommon English at frequency #53,381 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əˈtɹæk.tɪv.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for attractively in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From attractive + -ly. The correct English form is attractively, spelled A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how attractively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For the typophiles reading this, the book is attractively designed. It is set in Classic Aldine, a handsome face akin to the more popular Palatino. The designer's work is unfortunately marred by indifferent printing.
Etymology
From attractive + -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.
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