explosively

adv

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"explosively" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“explosively” is uncommon English (frequency #54,768 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,768
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-explosively · explosively · English

explosively · rank #54,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,768
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH exhaling

Nearest frequency peer: exhaling (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “explosively”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “explosively” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for explosively
PropertyValue
Headwordexplosively
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “explosively” sits in English frequency

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).explosivelylands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “exhaling” (#54,767), “exaltation” (#54,765), “evaporator” (#54,763). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

explosively is uncommon English at frequency #54,768 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an explosive manner.".

No misspelling variants are generated for explosively in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From explosive + -ly. The correct English form is explosively, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an explosive manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. An unaspected planet bides its time and then emerges, often explosively and seemingly out of character. These potent loners are a hidden influence within the chart.

Etymology

From explosive + -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 "explosively"?
"explosively" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
What does "explosively" mean?
As an adverb, "explosively" means: In an explosive manner.
What is the origin of the word "explosively"?
From explosive + -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 "explosively", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list