staggeringly

adv

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"staggeringly" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“staggeringly” is uncommon English (frequency #61,129 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,129
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To a breathtaking degree.

Corpus desk

Index EN-staggeringly · staggeringly · English

staggeringly · rank #61,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,129
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SPLC

Nearest frequency peer: SPLC (-3 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 “staggeringly”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “staggeringly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for staggeringly
PropertyValue
Headwordstaggeringly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “staggeringly” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).staggeringlyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “SPLC” (#61,126), “Stepney” (#61,132), “stewing” (#61,133). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “staggeringly” is #61,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

staggeringly is uncommon English at frequency #61,129 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for staggeringly, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From staggering + -ly. The correct English form is staggeringly, spelled S-T-A-G-G-E-R-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    To a breathtaking degree.
  2. 2
    Moving with a stagger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The ancient city was staggeringly beautiful.
  2. ‘Yes,’ said Slartibartfast, ‘staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so.[…]’

Etymology

From staggering + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "staggeringly"?
"staggeringly" is spelled S-T-A-G-G-E-R-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "staggeringly" mean?
As an adverb, "staggeringly" means: To a breathtaking degree.
What is the origin of the word "staggeringly"?
From staggering + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "staggeringly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list