dazzlingly

adv

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

The verdict

“dazzlingly” is uncommon English (frequency #93,601 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,601
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-dazzlingly · dazzlingly · English

dazzlingly · rank #93,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,601
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deasy

Nearest frequency peer: Deasy (+2 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 “dazzlingly”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dazzlingly
PropertyValue
Headworddazzlingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,601
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dazzlingly” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dazzlinglyfalls 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: “Deasy” (#93,603), “debye” (#93,604), “dangly” (#93,597). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dazzlingly” is #93,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dazzlingly is uncommon English at frequency #93,601 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a dazzling manner.".

dazzlingly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dazzling + -ly. The correct English form is dazzlingly, spelled D-A-Z-Z-L-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a dazzling manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Which would you rather be if you had the choice—divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?"
  2. The sun was almost at zenith and the glare was dazzlingly intense.

Etymology

From dazzling + -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 "dazzlingly"?
"dazzlingly" is spelled D-A-Z-Z-L-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "dazzlingly" mean?
As an adverb, "dazzlingly" means: In a dazzling manner.
What is the origin of the word "dazzlingly"?
From dazzling + -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 "dazzlingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list