persuasively
"persuasively" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“persuasively” is uncommon English (frequency #62,407 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,407
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
Corpus desk
Index EN-persuasively · persuasively · English
persuasively · rank #62,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,407
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH personages
Nearest frequency peer: personages (-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 “persuasively”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Pella
Pella
37,599 corpus weight
- peppery
peppery
37,598 corpus weight
- Perelman
Perelman
37,597 corpus weight
- personages
personages
37,595 corpus weight
- persuasively
persuasively
37,594 corpus weight
- Phoebus
Phoebus
37,590 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “persuasively” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | persuasively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #62,407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “persuasively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
persuasively is uncommon English at frequency #62,407 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a manner intended to convince or persuade.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for persuasively, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From persuasive + -ly. The correct English form is persuasively, spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a manner intended to convince or persuade.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how persuasively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: convincingly
The eloquent speaker persuasively stated her argument.
Etymology
From persuasive + -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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