regally

adv

"regally" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting, royalty.

Corpus desk

Index EN-regally · regally · English

regally · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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 regally
PropertyValue
Headwordregally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “regally” in English

regallysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

regally is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting, royalty.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for regally, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English regali; equivalent to regal + -ly. The correct English form is regally, spelled R-E-G-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting, royalty.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how regally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mrs. Mountstuart seated herself regally "Ah, Mr. Dale!" she said, inclining to him. "Yes, dear Lady Busshe, there is a particle."
  2. His wife is very pretty. Not exactly regally lovely, of course—it wouldn’t do, I suppose, for a minister to have a regally lovely wife, because it might set a bad example.

Etymology

From Middle English regali; equivalent to regal + -ly.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regally"?
"regally" is spelled R-E-G-A-L-L-Y.
What does "regally" mean?
As an adverb, "regally" means: In a regal manner, in the way of, or befitting, royalty.
What is the origin of the word "regally"?
From Middle English regali; equivalent to regal + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list