feverishly
/ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ.li/
"feverishly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“feverishly” is uncommon English (frequency #51,110 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,110
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With excitement and determination.
Corpus desk
Index EN-feverishly · feverishly · English
feverishly · rank #51,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,110
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fibreglass
Nearest frequency peer: fibreglass (+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 “feverishly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Farquhar
Farquhar
48,897 corpus weight
- fatigues
fatigues
48,895 corpus weight
- feverishly
feverishly
48,891 corpus weight
- fibreglass
fibreglass
48,889 corpus weight
- flaking
flaking
48,887 corpus weight
- flecks
flecks
48,885 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “feverishly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feverishly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ.li/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “feverishly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
feverishly is uncommon English at frequency #51,110 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for feverishly in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 feverish + -ly. The correct English form is feverishly, spelled F-E-V-E-R-I-S-H-L-Y.
Definition
- 1With excitement and determination.
- 2With speed; rapidly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feverishly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The US believes Israel has significantly weakened Hezbollah in strikes over the last week but is still working feverishly behind the scenes to try to convince it not to escalate further and launch a ground incursion into Lebanon over concerns the intensified fighting could spark a broader conflict engulfing the wider Middle East, officials told CNN.
In the outer room the two women knitted black wool feverishly.
Etymology
From feverish + -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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