compellingly
"compellingly" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“compellingly” is uncommon English (frequency #86,159 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,159
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a compelling manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-compellingly · compellingly · English
compellingly · rank #86,159 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,159
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH commandeering
Nearest frequency peer: commandeering (-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 “compellingly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- clonidine
clonidine
13,849 corpus weight
- CNO
CNO
13,848 corpus weight
- Colgan
Colgan
13,846 corpus weight
- comix
comix
13,844 corpus weight
- commandeeri…
commandeering
13,843 corpus weight
- compellingly
compellingly
13,842 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “compellingly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compellingly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #86,159 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “compellingly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
compellingly is uncommon English at frequency #86,159 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a compelling manner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for compellingly, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From compelling + -ly. The correct English form is compellingly, spelled C-O-M-P-E-L-L-I-N-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a compelling manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how compellingly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Despite being compellingly photogenic, many eagles are difficult photographic targets, particularly when there is bright sunlight.
Etymology
From compelling + -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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