frustratingly

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"frustratingly" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“frustratingly” is uncommon English (frequency #51,124 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,124
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-frustratingly · frustratingly · English

frustratingly · rank #51,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,124
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH funerary

Nearest frequency peer: funerary (+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 “frustratingly”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “frustratingly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frustratingly
PropertyValue
Headwordfrustratingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “frustratingly” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).frustratinglyfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “funerary” (#51,125), “FRC” (#51,122), “Furies” (#51,126). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “frustratingly” is #51,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frustratingly is uncommon English at frequency #51,124 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for frustratingly, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From frustrating + -ly. The correct English form is frustratingly, spelled F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.

Etymology

From frustrating + -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 "frustratingly"?
"frustratingly" is spelled F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "frustratingly" mean?
As an adverb, "frustratingly" means: In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.
What is the origin of the word "frustratingly"?
From frustrating + -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 "frustratingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

expressionist#51,100entomological#51,090dispassionate#51,066investigatory#51,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list