self-importantly
"self-importantly" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-importantly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a self-important manner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | self-importantly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “self-importantly” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
self-importantly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a self-important manner.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for self-importantly in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self-important + -ly. The correct English form is self-importantly, spelled S-E-L-F---I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a self-important manner.
Etymology
From self-important + -ly.
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.
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Using “self-importantly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-L-F---I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.