conscientiously
"conscientiously" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conscientiously” is uncommon English (frequency #62,065 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,065
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a conscientious manner; attentively.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conscientiously · conscientiously · English
conscientiously · rank #62,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,065
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coolie
Nearest frequency peer: coolie (+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 “conscientiously”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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comely
37,941 corpus weight
- Comoros
Comoros
37,939 corpus weight
- conscientio…
conscientiously
37,936 corpus weight
- coolie
coolie
37,935 corpus weight
- Cordero
Cordero
37,934 corpus weight
- corpora
corpora
37,932 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “conscientiously” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conscientiously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #62,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conscientiously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conscientiously is uncommon English at frequency #62,065 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a conscientious manner; attentively.".
Zero misspellings are on record for conscientiously in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From conscientious + -ly. The correct English form is conscientiously, spelled C-O-N-S-C-I-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a conscientious manner; attentively.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how conscientiously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
STORES and tobacco were running out; it was time for a trip to the township. Also for a conscientiously taken holiday.
Others who conscientiously attended the Technical College at night often drooped over their desks in a doze, and one does not wonder at it.
Etymology
From conscientious + -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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