laughably
"laughably" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laughably” is uncommon English (frequency #64,489 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,489
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laughably · laughably · English
laughably · rank #64,489 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,489
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Landa
Nearest frequency peer: Landa (-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 “laughably”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lamination
lamination
35,515 corpus weight
- lampoon
lampoon
35,514 corpus weight
- Landa
Landa
35,513 corpus weight
- laughably
laughably
35,512 corpus weight
- Laughton
Laughton
35,511 corpus weight
- Laz
Laz
35,510 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “laughably” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laughably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laughably” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
laughably is uncommon English at frequency #64,489 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for laughably, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From laughable + -ly. The correct English form is laughably, spelled L-A-U-G-H-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laughably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From Crewe, of course, the ten-coach load of 347/370 tons was a laughably easy proposition for the two engines, between them in effect making up Class "11" power, and they fairly romped away with the train.
Etymology
From laughable + -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.