measurably
"measurably" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“measurably” is uncommon English (frequency #58,837 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,837
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a measurable manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-measurably · measurably · English
measurably · rank #58,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,837
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mechanization
Nearest frequency peer: mechanization (+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 “measurably”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Masahiro
Masahiro
41,167 corpus weight
- McClaren
McClaren
41,166 corpus weight
- measurably
measurably
41,164 corpus weight
- mechanizati…
mechanization
41,163 corpus weight
- melanogaster
melanogaster
41,162 corpus weight
- memorably
memorably
41,161 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “measurably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | measurably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #58,837 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “measurably” in English
Rare enough to double-check
measurably is uncommon English at frequency #58,837 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for measurably in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From measurable + -ly. The correct English form is measurably, spelled M-E-A-S-U-R-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a measurable manner.
- 2To a measurable extent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how measurably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
During this interlude, Warwick, though he had slackened his pace measurably, had so nearly closed the gap between himself and them as to hear the old woman say, with the dulcet negro intonation: […]
Now, Bismarck and Tirpitz versus Alabama and South Dakota is not quite the same level of curbstomp as the previous battle, mainly due to the fact that, well, the second pair is gonna last - that battle's gonna last more than five minutes; however, it's still a case of, well, the South Dakota class is measurably superior to the Bismarck class in terms of t…
Etymology
From measurable + -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.
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