quick-wittedly

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"quick-wittedly" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quick-wittedly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a quick-witted manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quick-wittedly · quick-wittedly · English

quick-wittedly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" 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.

Key facts for quick-wittedly
PropertyValue
Headwordquick-wittedly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quick-wittedly” sits in English frequency

quick-wittedly falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quick-wittedly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a quick-witted manner.".

No misspelling variants are generated for quick-wittedly in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From quick-witted + -ly. The correct English form is quick-wittedly, spelled Q-U-I-C-K---W-I-T-T-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a quick-witted manner.

Etymology

From quick-witted + -ly.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quick-wittedly"?
"quick-wittedly" is spelled Q-U-I-C-K---W-I-T-T-E-D-L-Y.
What does "quick-wittedly" mean?
As an adverb, "quick-wittedly" means: In a quick-witted manner.
What is the origin of the word "quick-wittedly"?
From quick-witted + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list