expeditiously
/ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/
"expeditiously" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“expeditiously” is uncommon English (frequency #53,530 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,530
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an expeditious manner, quickly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-expeditiously · expeditiously · English
expeditiously · rank #53,530 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,530
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH evaluator
Nearest frequency peer: evaluator (-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 “expeditiously”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- estuarine
estuarine
46,475 corpus weight
- evaluator
evaluator
46,473 corpus weight
- expeditious…
expeditiously
46,471 corpus weight
- expound
expound
46,469 corpus weight
- fashionably
fashionably
46,468 corpus weight
- feathery
feathery
46,466 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “expeditiously” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expeditiously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #53,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “expeditiously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
expeditiously is uncommon English at frequency #53,530 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an expeditious manner, quickly.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for expeditiously in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From expeditious + -ly. The correct English form is expeditiously, spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an expeditious manner, quickly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expeditiously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For the convenience of Charlotte and her child, they were to be more than two days on their journey, and Mr. Palmer, travelling more expeditiously with Colonel Brandon, was to join them at Cleveland soon after their arrival.
With those words the passenger opened the coach-door and got in; not at all assisted by his fellow-passengers, who had expeditiously secreted their watches and purses in their boots, and were now making a general pretence of being asleep.
Etymology
From expeditious + -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.
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