ceremoniously

adv

"ceremoniously" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ceremoniously” is uncommon English (frequency #81,216 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,216
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a ceremonious manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ceremoniously · ceremoniously · English

ceremoniously · rank #81,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,216
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chainmail

Nearest frequency peer: chainmail (+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 “ceremoniously”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ceremoniously” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ceremoniously
PropertyValue
Headwordceremoniously
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ceremoniously” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ceremoniouslyfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “chainmail” (#81,217), “Ceasar” (#81,213), “chamfered” (#81,219). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “ceremoniously” is #81,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ceremoniously is uncommon English at frequency #81,216 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a ceremonious manner.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ceremoniously in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ceremonious + -ly. The correct English form is ceremoniously, spelled C-E-R-E-M-O-N-I-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a ceremonious manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ceremoniously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. After a simply marvelous, entertaining two and a half hour meal, they reclaimed their shoes and ceremoniously bid their sayonaras to the Japanese girls.

Etymology

From ceremonious + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ceremoniously"?
"ceremoniously" is spelled C-E-R-E-M-O-N-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
What does "ceremoniously" mean?
As an adverb, "ceremoniously" means: In a ceremonious manner.
What is the origin of the word "ceremoniously"?
From ceremonious + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ceremoniously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list