inconsistently
"inconsistently" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inconsistently” is uncommon English (frequency #58,104 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,104
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an inconsistent manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inconsistently · inconsistently · English
inconsistently · rank #58,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,104
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH inattention
Nearest frequency peer: inattention (-1 rank slots)
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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 “inconsistently”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- imbue
imbue
41,900 corpus weight
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inattention
41,898 corpus weight
- inconsisten…
inconsistently
41,897 corpus weight
- institution…
institutionally
41,893 corpus weight
- intelligenc…
intelligencer
41,892 corpus weight
- interning
interning
41,891 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “inconsistently” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inconsistently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #58,104 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inconsistently” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
inconsistently is uncommon English at frequency #58,104 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an inconsistent manner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for inconsistently in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inconsistent + -ly. The correct English form is inconsistently, spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an inconsistent manner.
Etymology
From inconsistent + -ly.
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 14 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.