piously
/ˈpaɪəsli/
"piously" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“piously” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in a pious manner
Corpus desk
Index EN-piously · piously · English
piously · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈpaɪəsli/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “piously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
piously is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈpaɪəsli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in a pious manner".
piously doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pious + -ly. The correct English form is piously, spelled P-I-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1in a pious manner
Etymology
From pious + -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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.