fleshly
"fleshly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fleshly” is uncommon English (frequency #99,268 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,268
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the body.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fleshly · fleshly · English
fleshly · rank #99,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,268
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fleabag
Nearest frequency peer: fleabag (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “fleshly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Fiel
Fiel
740 corpus weight
- flaxen
flaxen
735 corpus weight
- fleabag
fleabag
734 corpus weight
- fleshly
fleshly
733 corpus weight
- flyway
flyway
729 corpus weight
- foolery
foolery
728 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fleshly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fleshly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,268 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fleshly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fleshly is uncommon English at frequency #99,268 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
fleshly has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fleschly, from Old English flǣsċlīċ; equivalent to flesh + -ly. The correct English form is fleshly, spelled F-L-E-S-H-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to the body.
- 2Of, relating to or resembling flesh; composed of flesh; having a lot of flesh.
- 3Of or relating to pleasurable (often sexual) sensations.
- 4Of or relating to non-spiritual or non-religious matters.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fleshly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] in the body of this fleshly land, This kingdom, this confine of blood and breath, Hostility and civil tumult reigns Between my conscience and my cousin’s death.
[…] to unfold What Worlds, or what vast Regions hold The immortal mind that hath forsook Her mansion in this fleshly nook:
Etymology
From Middle English fleschly, from Old English flǣsċlīċ; equivalent to flesh + -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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).