mindfully
"mindfully" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mindfully” is uncommon English (frequency #91,803 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,803
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - In a mindful manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mindfully · mindfully · English
mindfully · rank #91,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,803
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mindoro
Nearest frequency peer: Mindoro (+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 “mindfully”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- metaphysica…
metaphysically
8,203 corpus weight
- methodologi…
methodologically
8,202 corpus weight
- mindfully
mindfully
8,198 corpus weight
- Mindoro
Mindoro
8,197 corpus weight
- misidentifi…
misidentification
8,193 corpus weight
- Mithridates
Mithridates
8,191 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mindfully” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mindfully |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,803 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mindfully” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mindfully is uncommon English at frequency #91,803 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a mindful manner.".
mindfully doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English myndefully, myndfolly, equivalent to mindful + -ly. The correct English form is mindfully, spelled M-I-N-D-F-U-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a mindful manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mindfully appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There are some low-tech approaches to forming those good posture habits, like the Alexander Method. The Alexander Method is a process that helps realign posture mindfully. It’s often used by performers, and often involves a coach.
Once you have been mindfully eating for a while, the mindset can apply to other areas of your life.
Etymology
From Middle English myndefully, myndfolly, equivalent to mindful + -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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
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.