avowedly

/əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/

//əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li// adv

"avowedly" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“avowedly” is an uncommon English word, ranked #94,546 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.

#94,546
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.

Key facts for avowedly
PropertyValue
Headwordavowedly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “avowedly” 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). avowedly lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for avowedly is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/. Corpus data places it at rank #94,546 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.".

Zero misspellings are on record for avowedly in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From avowed + -ly. The correct English form is avowedly, spelled A-V-O-W-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.

Etymology

From avowed + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avowedly"?
"avowedly" is spelled A-V-O-W-E-D-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/.
What does "avowedly" mean?
As an adverb, "avowedly" means: With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
How do you pronounce "avowedly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avowedly" is /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "avowedly"?
From avowed + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “avowedly”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-V-O-W-E-D-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈvaʊ.ɪd.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list