quintessentially
/ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/
"quintessentially" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quintessentially” is uncommon English (frequency #53,193 among 288 “Q” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,193
- frequency rank, English
- 288
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-quintessentially · quintessentially · English
quintessentially · rank #53,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,193
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 288
- PHOTO-FINISH questioner
Nearest frequency peer: questioner (-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 “quintessentially”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- puta
puta
46,812 corpus weight
- QD
QD
46,811 corpus weight
- quarto
quarto
46,810 corpus weight
- questioner
questioner
46,809 corpus weight
- quintessent…
quintessentially
46,808 corpus weight
- qwerty
qwerty
46,806 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “quintessentially” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quintessentially |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #53,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quintessentially” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quintessentially is uncommon English at frequency #53,193 among 288 “Q” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quintessentially, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quintessential + -ly. The correct English form is quintessentially, spelled Q-U-I-N-T-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quintessentially appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The program's most quintessentially Macintoshian feature, one as yet unique among spreadsheets, is its icon bar, which resides at the top of the screen just below the standard menu bar.
Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.
Etymology
From quintessential + -ly.
Synonyms
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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