ignorantly
"ignorantly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ignorantly” is uncommon English (frequency #72,412 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,412
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an ignorant manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ignorantly · ignorantly · English
ignorantly · rank #72,412 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,412
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH Iban
Nearest frequency peer: Iban (-3 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 “ignorantly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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hypoglycemic
27,594 corpus weight
- Iban
Iban
27,592 corpus weight
- ignorantly
ignorantly
27,589 corpus weight
- ilium
ilium
27,586 corpus weight
- impaling
impaling
27,585 corpus weight
- incomparably
incomparably
27,582 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ignorantly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ignorantly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,412 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ignorantly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ignorantly is uncommon English at frequency #72,412 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ignorantly, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ignorant + -ly. The correct English form is ignorantly, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an ignorant manner.
- 2Accidentally.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ignorantly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was. For herein that Monſter of Prerogative is […] advanced […] to claim abſolute obedience, without reſerve of Conſcience, Rel…
vilenesses they commit in their wine (meaning when they know not what they do) for the deeds themselves so ignorantly committed they find pardon amongst wise judges, but for their temulency a condemnation
Etymology
From ignorant + -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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