probly
/ˈpɹɒbli/
"probly" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“probly” is uncommon English (frequency #74,411 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,411
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronunciation spelling of probably.
Corpus desk
Index EN-probly · probly · English
probly · rank #74,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,411
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pressler
Nearest frequency peer: Pressler (-2 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 “probly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- pred
pred
25,595 corpus weight
- preprint
preprint
25,594 corpus weight
- prepubescent
prepubescent
25,593 corpus weight
- Pressler
Pressler
25,592 corpus weight
- probly
probly
25,590 corpus weight
- psalmist
psalmist
25,587 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “probly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | probly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɒbli/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “probly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
probly is uncommon English at frequency #74,411 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈpɹɒbli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pronunciation spelling of probably.".
No misspelling variants are generated for probly in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of probably by haplology. The correct English form is probly, spelled P-R-O-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Pronunciation spelling of probably.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how probly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I should probly keep my eyes on the road.
La Bruyere, a late celebrated writer among them, makes use of many new terms, which are not to be found in any of the common dictionaries before his time. But the English tongue is not arrived to such a degree of perfection, as to make us apprehend any thoughts of its decay; and if it were once refined to a certain standard, perhaps there might be ways fo…
Etymology
Clipping of probably by haplology.
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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