expensively
/ɛkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/
"expensively" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“expensively” is uncommon English (frequency #69,839 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,839
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an expensive manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-expensively · expensively · English
expensively · rank #69,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,839
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH expansionary
Nearest frequency peer: expansionary (-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 “expensively”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- exacerbation
exacerbation
30,170 corpus weight
- excitability
excitability
30,169 corpus weight
- existance
existance
30,167 corpus weight
- exothermic
exothermic
30,165 corpus weight
- expansionary
expansionary
30,164 corpus weight
- expensively
expensively
30,162 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “expensively” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expensively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɛkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #69,839 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “expensively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
expensively is uncommon English at frequency #69,839 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ɛkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an expensive manner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for expensively, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From expensive + -ly. The correct English form is expensively, spelled E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an expensive manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expensively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Customers are usually enticed in with a "ducat", or pass for one free dance; after that it costs them ten cents a time. I can work out expensively, particularly with the heightened tempo of war.
The room was expensively furnished.
Etymology
From expensive + -ly.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).