laconically
"laconically" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laconically” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a terse manner, given to using few words.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laconically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laconically” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
laconically is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a terse manner, given to using few words.".
Zero misspellings are on record for laconically in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From laconic + -ally; from Laconia, the section of Ancient Greece that the Spartans came from; they were notoriously short of speech. The correct English form is laconically, spelled L-A-C-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a terse manner, given to using few words.
Etymology
From laconic + -ally; from Laconia, the section of Ancient Greece that the Spartans came from; they were notoriously short of speech.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “laconically”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-C-O-N-I-C-A-L-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.