reassuringly
"reassuringly" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reassuringly” is uncommon English (frequency #70,196 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,196
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a reassuring manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reassuringly · reassuringly · English
reassuringly · rank #70,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,196
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reactant
Nearest frequency peer: reactant (-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 “reassuringly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- RDC
RDC
29,807 corpus weight
- reactant
reactant
29,806 corpus weight
- reassuringly
reassuringly
29,805 corpus weight
- Redcar
Redcar
29,803 corpus weight
- redouble
redouble
29,802 corpus weight
- refurb
refurb
29,801 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reassuringly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reassuringly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #70,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reassuringly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reassuringly is uncommon English at frequency #70,196 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a reassuring manner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for reassuringly, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From reassuring + -ly. The correct English form is reassuringly, spelled R-E-A-S-S-U-R-I-N-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a reassuring manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reassuringly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the very heart of the herd the din was terrific. It was almost dizzying in its effect. I paused and smiled reassuringly at Maud, for I had recovered my equanimity sooner than she.
She made several gulps and controlled her breath. She released her grip on Podson and stared at him without recognition. Podson went on patting her reassuringly, relieved from administering first aid to an attack of the vapours.
Etymology
From reassuring + -ly.
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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