disparagingly
"disparagingly" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disparagingly” is uncommon English (frequency #85,183 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,183
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insultingly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disparagingly · disparagingly · English
disparagingly · rank #85,183 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,183
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dle
Nearest frequency peer: dle (+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 “disparagingly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- diphthong
diphthong
14,823 corpus weight
- discontinua…
discontinuance
14,821 corpus weight
- disparaging…
disparagingly
14,818 corpus weight
- dle
dle
14,817 corpus weight
- dogfighting
dogfighting
14,816 corpus weight
- Dombrowski
Dombrowski
14,814 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “disparagingly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disparagingly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #85,183 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disparagingly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disparagingly is uncommon English at frequency #85,183 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insultingly.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for disparagingly, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From disparaging + -ly. The correct English form is disparagingly, spelled D-I-S-P-A-R-A-G-I-N-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Insultingly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disparagingly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The candidate spoke of his opponent disparagingly.
Sadie wrestled with the door's defective lock, saying disparagingly, "You seem to be making the running with doctors these days. Where did you pick up that one?"
Etymology
From disparaging + -ly.
Synonyms
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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