ludicrously
/ˈluːdɪkɹəsli/
"ludicrously" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ludicrously” is uncommon English (frequency #54,915 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,915
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a ludicrous manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ludicrously · ludicrously · English
ludicrously · rank #54,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,915
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Luci
Nearest frequency peer: Luci (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “ludicrously”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- loup
loup
45,088 corpus weight
- Luci
Luci
45,087 corpus weight
- ludicrously
ludicrously
45,086 corpus weight
- Lupo
Lupo
45,085 corpus weight
- madrigal
madrigal
45,083 corpus weight
- Manda
Manda
45,081 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ludicrously” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ludicrously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈluːdɪkɹəsli/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #54,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ludicrously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ludicrously is uncommon English at frequency #54,915 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈluːdɪkɹəsli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a ludicrous manner.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ludicrously in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ludicrous + -ly. The correct English form is ludicrously, spelled L-U-D-I-C-R-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a ludicrous manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ludicrously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That authority has been sharpened by the cavalcade of ludicrously rich tech dorks, like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, who have each paid fealty to the man—forming the framework for a deregulatory free-for-all looting reminiscent of mid-’90s Russia.
Etymology
From ludicrous + -ly.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).