insufferably
"insufferably" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“insufferably” is uncommon English (frequency #97,145 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,145
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an insufferable manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-insufferably · insufferably · English
insufferably · rank #97,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,145
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH insecticidal
Nearest frequency peer: insecticidal (-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 “insufferably”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ingrate
ingrate
2,860 corpus weight
- insecticidal
insecticidal
2,857 corpus weight
- insufferably
insufferably
2,856 corpus weight
- interbreed
interbreed
2,855 corpus weight
- interlocuto…
interlocutory
2,854 corpus weight
- intranasal
intranasal
2,853 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “insufferably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insufferably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #97,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “insufferably” in English
Rare enough to double-check
insufferably is uncommon English at frequency #97,145 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an insufferable manner.".
insufferably doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From insufferable + -ly. The correct English form is insufferably, spelled I-N-S-U-F-F-E-R-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an insufferable manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how insufferably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian.
Etymology
From insufferable + -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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