immaculately

adv

"immaculately" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immaculately” is uncommon English (frequency #55,506 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,506
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of stain or blemish; without being defiled.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immaculately · immaculately · English

immaculately · rank #55,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,506
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH immolation

Nearest frequency peer: immolation (+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 “immaculately”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immaculately
PropertyValue
Headwordimmaculately
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “immaculately” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).immaculatelyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “immolation” (#55,507), “immunisation” (#55,508), “idiomatic” (#55,503). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immaculately” is #55,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

immaculately is uncommon English at frequency #55,506 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for immaculately in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From immaculate + -ly. The correct English form is immaculately, spelled I-M-M-A-C-U-L-A-T-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of stain or blemish; without being defiled.
  2. 2
    In a manner free of error; in a perfect or flawless manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how immaculately appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He spoke immaculately, his enunciation terribly precise.
  2. But winter can also be judged by the prominence of another scourge, one that is especially irksome in a city that places a premium on being well-groomed and immaculately coiffed: hat hair.

Etymology

From immaculate + -ly.

Synonyms

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 "immaculately"?
"immaculately" is spelled I-M-M-A-C-U-L-A-T-E-L-Y.
What does "immaculately" mean?
As an adverb, "immaculately" means: In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of stain or blemish; without being defiled.
What is the origin of the word "immaculately"?
From immaculate + -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 "immaculately", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list