intangibly

adv

"intangibly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intangibly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an intangible manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intangibly · intangibly · English

intangibly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for intangibly
PropertyValue
Headwordintangibly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “intangibly” in English

intangiblyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intangibly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an intangible manner.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intangibly, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intangible + -ly. The correct English form is intangibly, spelled I-N-T-A-N-G-I-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an intangible manner.

Etymology

From intangible + -ly.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intangibly"?
"intangibly" is spelled I-N-T-A-N-G-I-B-L-Y.
What does "intangibly" mean?
As an adverb, "intangibly" means: In an intangible manner.
What is the origin of the word "intangibly"?
From intangible + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list