ferociously
"ferociously" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ferociously” is uncommon English (frequency #55,433 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,433
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ferociously · ferociously · English
ferociously · rank #55,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,433
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH featureless
Nearest frequency peer: featureless (-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 “ferociously”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- fearlessness
fearlessness
44,571 corpus weight
- featureless
featureless
44,570 corpus weight
- ferociously
ferociously
44,568 corpus weight
- fiendish
fiendish
44,566 corpus weight
- fila
fila
44,565 corpus weight
- finery
finery
44,564 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ferociously” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ferociously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #55,433 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ferociously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ferociously is uncommon English at frequency #55,433 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ferociously, 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 ferocious + -ly. The correct English form is ferociously, spelled F-E-R-O-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
- 2Intensely or extremely.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ferociously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Challenger snorted ferociously as he looked at it, and his thick black hair seemed to bristle up in his wrath.
To get a Times review, a gay book generally must be by a well-known writer preferably not performing at his best, or be so ferociously learned, like John Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality, that the Times would lose intellectual credibility by not noticing it.
Etymology
From ferocious + -ly.
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).