inexpensively
"inexpensively" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inexpensively” is uncommon English (frequency #69,136 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,136
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an inexpensive manner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inexpensively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #69,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inexpensively” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
inexpensively is uncommon English at frequency #69,136 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an inexpensive manner.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for inexpensively in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From inexpensive + -ly. The correct English form is inexpensively, spelled I-N-E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an inexpensive manner.
Etymology
From inexpensive + -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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Using “inexpensively”
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- The one correct English spelling is I-N-E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.