peaceably
"peaceably" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peaceably” is uncommon English (frequency #66,919 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,919
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a peaceable manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-peaceably · peaceably · English
peaceably · rank #66,919 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,919
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH perishing
Nearest frequency peer: perishing (+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 “peaceably”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Pankaj
Pankaj
33,086 corpus weight
- parfum
parfum
33,085 corpus weight
- patisserie
patisserie
33,084 corpus weight
- peaceably
peaceably
33,082 corpus weight
- perishing
perishing
33,081 corpus weight
- Pernod
Pernod
33,080 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “peaceably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peaceably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “peaceably” in English
Rare enough to double-check
peaceably is uncommon English at frequency #66,919 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a peaceable manner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for peaceably, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pesibly; equivalent to peaceable + -ly. The correct English form is peaceably, spelled P-E-A-C-E-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a peaceable manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peaceably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For, if (ſaid he) you throw among five Yahoos as much Food as would be ſufficient for fifty, they will, inſtead of eating peaceably, fall together by the ears, each ſingle one impatient to have all to itſelf; […]
Men in helmets have divided that, with swords; men in wigs, with quill and inkhorn, to divide it: and even more hateful these latter, if more peaceably; for the wig-method is at once irresistibler and baser.
Etymology
From Middle English pesibly; equivalent to peaceable + -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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