skeptically
/ˈskɛptɪkli/
"skeptically" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skeptically” is uncommon English (frequency #84,755 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,755
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skeptically · skeptically · English
skeptically · rank #84,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,755
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH skanky
Nearest frequency peer: skanky (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “skeptically”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- silkscreen
silkscreen
15,250 corpus weight
- SJP
SJP
15,248 corpus weight
- skanky
skanky
15,247 corpus weight
- skeptically
skeptically
15,246 corpus weight
- skywalk
skywalk
15,244 corpus weight
- slosh
slosh
15,243 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “skeptically” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skeptically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈskɛptɪkli/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #84,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “skeptically” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
skeptically is uncommon English at frequency #84,755 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈskɛptɪkli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for skeptically in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From skeptical + -ly. The correct English form is skeptically, spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
Etymology
From skeptical + -ly.
This word in other languages
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.