languidly
"languidly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“languidly” is uncommon English (frequency #90,642 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,642
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-languidly · languidly · English
languidly · rank #90,642 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,642
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Lansley
Nearest frequency peer: Lansley (+1 rank slots)
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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 “languidly”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lactam
lactam
9,363 corpus weight
- languidly
languidly
9,359 corpus weight
- Lansley
Lansley
9,358 corpus weight
- Laois
Laois
9,357 corpus weight
- laparotomy
laparotomy
9,356 corpus weight
- lapidary
lapidary
9,355 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “languidly” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | languidly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #90,642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “languidly” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
languidly is uncommon English at frequency #90,642 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.".
languidly has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From languid + -ly. The correct English form is languidly, spelled L-A-N-G-U-I-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.
Etymology
From languid + -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.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 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.