imaginatively
/ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/
"imaginatively" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imaginatively” is uncommon English (frequency #64,436 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,436
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imaginatively · imaginatively · English
imaginatively · rank #64,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,436
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH ignoramus
Nearest frequency peer: ignoramus (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “imaginatively”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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hymnal
35,569 corpus weight
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hypothalamic
35,568 corpus weight
- ignoramus
ignoramus
35,566 corpus weight
- imaginative…
imaginatively
35,565 corpus weight
- imago
imago
35,564 corpus weight
- incinerate
incinerate
35,562 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “imaginatively” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imaginatively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #64,436 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imaginatively” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
imaginatively is uncommon English at frequency #64,436 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for imaginatively, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ymaginatyfliche; equivalent to imaginative + -ly. The correct English form is imaginatively, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.
Etymology
From Middle English ymaginatyfliche; equivalent to imaginative + -ly.
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.