incompletely

adv

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

The verdict

“incompletely” is uncommon English (frequency #69,135 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,135
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-incompletely · incompletely · English

incompletely · rank #69,135 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,135
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inexpensively

Nearest frequency peer: inexpensively (+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 “incompletely”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incompletely
PropertyValue
Headwordincompletely
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “incompletely” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).incompletelyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “inexpensively” (#69,136), “imu” (#69,133), “Imphal” (#69,132). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incompletely” is #69,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incompletely is uncommon English at frequency #69,135 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

incompletely doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incomplete + -ly. The correct English form is incompletely, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an incomplete manner.
  2. 2
    To an incomplete degree.

Etymology

From incomplete + -ly.

Antonyms

completely

This word in other languages

incompletamente(Español)incomplètement(Français)

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 "incompletely"?
"incompletely" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-L-E-T-E-L-Y.
What does "incompletely" mean?
As an adverb, "incompletely" means: In an incomplete manner.
What is the origin of the word "incompletely"?
From incomplete + -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 "incompletely", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

freewheeling#69,060flagellation#69,051Marseillaise#69,228dreamcatcher#69,010

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list