reflexively
"reflexively" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reflexively” is uncommon English (frequency #54,431 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,431
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a reflexive manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reflexively · reflexively · English
reflexively · rank #54,431 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,431
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH refraining
Nearest frequency peer: refraining (+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 “reflexively”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Rawlinson
Rawlinson
45,575 corpus weight
- Rawson
Rawson
45,574 corpus weight
- realness
realness
45,573 corpus weight
- reflexively
reflexively
45,570 corpus weight
- refraining
refraining
45,569 corpus weight
- resize
resize
45,566 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reflexively” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reflexively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #54,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reflexively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reflexively is uncommon English at frequency #54,431 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for reflexively in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From reflexive + -ly. The correct English form is reflexively, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a reflexive manner.
- 2By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reflexively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Reflexively he opened his mouth to breathe, forgetting he was underwater.
Etymology
From reflexive + -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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