negligently
"negligently" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“negligently” is uncommon English (frequency #56,313 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,313
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively.
Corpus desk
Index EN-negligently · negligently · English
negligently · rank #56,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,313
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH necropolis
Nearest frequency peer: necropolis (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “negligently”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mutilate
mutilate
43,696 corpus weight
- mycelium
mycelium
43,694 corpus weight
- necropolis
necropolis
43,689 corpus weight
- negligently
negligently
43,688 corpus weight
- Newgate
Newgate
43,685 corpus weight
- nig
nig
43,684 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “negligently” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | negligently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “negligently” in English
Rare enough to double-check
negligently is uncommon English at frequency #56,313 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for negligently in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From negligent + -ly. The correct English form is negligently, spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how negligently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With no great disparity between them in point of years, they were, in every other respect, as unlike and far removed from each other as two men could well be. The one was soft-spoken, delicately made, precise, and elegant; the other, a burly square-built man, negligently dressed, rough and abrupt in manner, stern, and, in his present mood, forbidding both…
"Ignorance!" Ser Perth murmured to himself. He sighed heavily. "Always ignorance. Well, then, listen." He sat down on the corner of the desk and took out a cigarette. At least it looked like a cigarette. He snapped his fingers and lighted it from a little flame that sprang up, blowing clouds of bright green smoke from his mouth. The smoke hung lazily, dri…
Etymology
From negligent + -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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