laboriously
/ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/
"laboriously" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laboriously” is uncommon English (frequency #68,375 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,375
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laboriously · laboriously · English
laboriously · rank #68,375 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,375
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH lacerated
Nearest frequency peer: lacerated (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “laboriously”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kwara
Kwara
31,629 corpus weight
- laboriously
laboriously
31,626 corpus weight
- lacerated
lacerated
31,625 corpus weight
- lameness
lameness
31,623 corpus weight
- lamprey
lamprey
31,622 corpus weight
- lariat
lariat
31,621 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “laboriously” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laboriously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laboriously” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
laboriously is uncommon English at frequency #68,375 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.".
laboriously doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From laborious + -ly. The correct English form is laboriously, spelled L-A-B-O-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.
Etymology
From laborious + -ly.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.