copiously
"copiously" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“copiously” is uncommon English (frequency #89,255 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,255
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a copious manner; plentifully.
Corpus desk
Index EN-copiously · copiously · English
copiously · rank #89,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,255
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coprocessor
Nearest frequency peer: coprocessor (+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 “copiously”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- combated
combated
10,755 corpus weight
- Comeau
Comeau
10,754 corpus weight
- copiously
copiously
10,746 corpus weight
- coprocessor
coprocessor
10,745 corpus weight
- Corbet
Corbet
10,743 corpus weight
- crossbreed
crossbreed
10,738 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “copiously” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | copiously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,255 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “copiously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
copiously is uncommon English at frequency #89,255 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a copious manner; plentifully.".
copiously has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From copious + -ly. The correct English form is copiously, spelled C-O-P-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a copious manner; plentifully.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how copiously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A copiously tattooed young man in a blue jumpsuit sits mansplayed across from her, shackled to the rail on his side of the hallway, staring at Penny.
Etymology
From copious + -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.
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