indifferently
"indifferently" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“indifferently” is uncommon English (frequency #79,626 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,626
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an indifferent manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-indifferently · indifferently · English
indifferently · rank #79,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,626
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH incentivise
Nearest frequency peer: incentivise (-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 “indifferently”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- impaler
impaler
20,381 corpus weight
- impish
impish
20,380 corpus weight
- incentivise
incentivise
20,377 corpus weight
- indifferent…
indifferently
20,375 corpus weight
- inkwell
inkwell
20,372 corpus weight
- insole
insole
20,371 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “indifferently” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indifferently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #79,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “indifferently” in English
Rare enough to double-check
indifferently is uncommon English at frequency #79,626 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for indifferently, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From indifferent + -ly. The correct English form is indifferently, spelled I-N-D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an indifferent manner.
- 2In an indifferent manner.
- 3In an indifferent manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indifferently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Uiew wel my Camp, and ſpeake indifferently, Doo not my captaines and my ſouldiers looke As if they meant to conquer Affrica?
And make diuiſion equally, Of each mans goods indifferently, […]
Etymology
From indifferent + -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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).