implausibly

adv

"implausibly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“implausibly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an implausible or dubious manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-implausibly · implausibly · English

implausibly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for implausibly
PropertyValue
Headwordimplausibly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “implausibly” in English

implausiblyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

implausibly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an implausible or dubious manner.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for implausibly, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From implausible + -ly. The correct English form is implausibly, spelled I-M-P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an implausible or dubious manner.

Etymology

From implausible + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "implausibly"?
"implausibly" is spelled I-M-P-L-A-U-S-I-B-L-Y.
What does "implausibly" mean?
As an adverb, "implausibly" means: In an implausible or dubious manner.
What is the origin of the word "implausibly"?
From implausible + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list