ignobly
"ignobly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ignobly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in an ignoble manner
Corpus desk
Index EN-ignobly · ignobly · English
ignobly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | ignobly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ignobly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ignobly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in an ignoble manner".
Zero misspellings are on record for ignobly in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ignoble + -ly. The correct English form is ignobly, spelled I-G-N-O-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1in an ignoble manner
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ignobly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No villanous bounty yet hath past my heart; Vnwisely, not ignobly haue I giuen.
Deep would have been the blot upon his escutcheon if his chocolate had been ignobly waited on by only three men; he must have died of two.
Etymology
From ignoble + -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.