avidly
/ˈævɪdli/
"avidly" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“avidly” is uncommon English (frequency #55,255 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,255
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-avidly · avidly · English
avidly · rank #55,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,255
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH autophagy
Nearest frequency peer: autophagy (-2 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 “avidly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- autophagy
autophagy
44,748 corpus weight
- avidly
avidly
44,746 corpus weight
- Bahasa
Bahasa
44,744 corpus weight
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Baileys
44,743 corpus weight
- bambino
bambino
44,742 corpus weight
- barbecued
barbecued
44,741 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “avidly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avidly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈævɪdli/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,255 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “avidly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
avidly is uncommon English at frequency #55,255 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈævɪdli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.".
avidly has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From avid + -ly. The correct English form is avidly, spelled A-V-I-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how avidly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I remember going to the pictures at the local flea pit and seeing Riders of Death Valley, a serial in which I avidly #followed the fortunes of my hero Jim . . .
In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following.
Etymology
From avid + -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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