reverently
"reverently" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reverently” is uncommon English (frequency #72,712 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,712
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in a reverent manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reverently · reverently · English
reverently · rank #72,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,712
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH respec
Nearest frequency peer: respec (-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 “reverently”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- repackaging
repackaging
27,293 corpus weight
- repetitious
repetitious
27,292 corpus weight
- respec
respec
27,290 corpus weight
- reverently
reverently
27,289 corpus weight
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riboflavin
27,287 corpus weight
- rideshare
rideshare
27,286 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reverently” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reverently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,712 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reverently” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reverently is uncommon English at frequency #72,712 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in a reverent manner.".
reverently has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English reverently, equivalent to reverent + -ly. The correct English form is reverently, spelled R-E-V-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1in a reverent manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reverently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One of a small community of superannuated pensioners upon the bounty of their former owners, Daddy was easily first citizen of Evergreen annex on Crepe Myrtle plantation, which is to say he was therein a personage of place and of privilege, coming and going at will, doing as he pleased, and as, with uplifted eye, he reverently boasted, 'sponsible to nobod…
All officers in command of Her Majesty’s ships shall cause public worship of Almighty God to be solemnly, orderly and reverently performed in their respective ships, and shall take care that prayers and preaching, by the chaplains of those ships, be performed diligently and that the Lord’s Day be observed.
Etymology
From Middle English reverently, equivalent to reverent + -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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