dishonorably

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"dishonorably" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dishonorably” is uncommon English (frequency #90,370 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,370
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-dishonorably · dishonorably · English

dishonorably · rank #90,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,370
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH distil

Nearest frequency peer: distil (+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 “dishonorably”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dishonorably
PropertyValue
Headworddishonorably
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dishonorably” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dishonorablyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “distil” (#90,371), “distrusting” (#90,372), “Dinsdale” (#90,366). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dishonorably” is #90,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dishonorably is uncommon English at frequency #90,370 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a dishonorable manner.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dishonorably in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dishonorable + -ly. The correct English form is dishonorably, spelled D-I-S-H-O-N-O-R-A-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a dishonorable manner.

Etymology

From dishonorable + -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 "dishonorably"?
"dishonorably" is spelled D-I-S-H-O-N-O-R-A-B-L-Y.
What does "dishonorably" mean?
As an adverb, "dishonorably" means: In a dishonorable manner.
What is the origin of the word "dishonorably"?
From dishonorable + -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 "dishonorably", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list