awesomely
/ˈɔː.səm.li/
"awesomely" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“awesomely” is uncommon English (frequency #50,950 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,950
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a manner inspiring awe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-awesomely · awesomely · English
awesomely · rank #50,950 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,950
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Babylonia
Nearest frequency peer: Babylonia (+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 “awesomely”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ataxia
ataxia
49,055 corpus weight
- awesomely
awesomely
49,051 corpus weight
- Babylonia
Babylonia
49,049 corpus weight
- baggies
baggies
49,048 corpus weight
- Bailly
Bailly
49,047 corpus weight
- ballpoint
ballpoint
49,045 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “awesomely” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | awesomely |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈɔː.səm.li/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,950 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “awesomely” in English
Rare enough to double-check
awesomely is uncommon English at frequency #50,950 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈɔː.səm.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
awesomely has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From awesome + -ly. The correct English form is awesomely, spelled A-W-E-S-O-M-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a manner inspiring awe.
- 2To a very great extent; hugely.
- 3In a cool or excellent manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how awesomely appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
God is awesomely God, never to be confused with his creation.
Rock bands record classic albums, while pop stars create "guilty pleasure" singles. It's supposed to be self-evident: U2's entire oeuvre deserves respectful consideration, while a spookily seductive song by an R&B singer named Tweet can only be, in the smug words of a recent VH1 special, "awesomely bad."
Etymology
From awesome + -ly.
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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