forbiddenly
"forbiddenly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“forbiddenly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-forbiddenly · forbiddenly · English
forbiddenly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forbiddenly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “forbiddenly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
forbiddenly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a forbidden or unlawful manner.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for forbiddenly, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From forbidden + -ly. The correct English form is forbiddenly, spelled F-O-R-B-I-D-D-E-N-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a forbidden or unlawful manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how forbiddenly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
you haue toucht his Queene Forbiddenly
Etymology
From forbidden + -ly.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.