indecently
"indecently" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“indecently” is uncommon English (frequency #85,370 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,370
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an indecent manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-indecently · indecently · English
indecently · rank #85,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,370
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH ineligibility
Nearest frequency peer: ineligibility (+2 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 “indecently”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- idealize
idealize
14,641 corpus weight
- ilex
ilex
14,634 corpus weight
- indecently
indecently
14,631 corpus weight
- ineligibili…
ineligibility
14,629 corpus weight
- insidiously
insidiously
14,627 corpus weight
- invidious
invidious
14,625 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “indecently” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indecently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,370 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “indecently” in English
Rare enough to double-check
indecently is uncommon English at frequency #85,370 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for indecently, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From indecent + -ly. The correct English form is indecently, spelled I-N-D-E-C-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an indecent manner.
- 2To an extreme degree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indecently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chloryl fluoride, ClO₂F, was first reported by Schmitz and Schumacher in 1942. It is indecently reactive, and the hardest to keep of all the Cl-O-F compounds, since it apparently dissolves the protective metal fluoride coatings that make the storage of ClF₃ comparatively simple.
She didn't actually swing around from the light bulbs, but she was indecently active for her years.
Etymology
From indecent + -ly.
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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