imperfectly
"imperfectly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imperfectly” is uncommon English (frequency #61,554 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,554
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imperfectly · imperfectly · English
imperfectly · rank #61,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,554
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH Ili
Nearest frequency peer: Ili (-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 “imperfectly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- iconoclastic
iconoclastic
38,450 corpus weight
- Ili
Ili
38,448 corpus weight
- imperfectly
imperfectly
38,447 corpus weight
- inauthentic
inauthentic
38,446 corpus weight
- incontinent
incontinent
38,445 corpus weight
- infliction
infliction
38,444 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “imperfectly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imperfectly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “imperfectly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
imperfectly is uncommon English at frequency #61,554 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for imperfectly, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From imperfect + -ly or im- + perfectly. The correct English form is imperfectly, spelled I-M-P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imperfectly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something by him.
Mrs. PAGE is gifted with a pleasing voice, which is yet imperfectly weeded of certain sharpnesses, but seems susceptible of a wide range of melodious inflection.
Etymology
From imperfect + -ly or im- + perfectly.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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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