costlessly

adv

"costlessly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“costlessly” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Without cost.

Key facts for costlessly
PropertyValue
Headwordcostlessly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “costlessly” sits in English frequency

costlessly falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for costlessly is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Without cost.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for costlessly, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From costless + -ly. The correct English form is costlessly, spelled C-O-S-T-L-E-S-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without cost.

Etymology

From costless + -ly.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "costlessly"?
"costlessly" is spelled C-O-S-T-L-E-S-S-L-Y.
What does "costlessly" mean?
As an adverb, "costlessly" means: Without cost.
What is the origin of the word "costlessly"?
From costless + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “costlessly”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-S-T-L-E-S-S-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list