stringently

adv

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"stringently" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stringently” is uncommon English (frequency #91,031 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,031
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in a stringent manner

Corpus desk

Index EN-stringently · stringently · English

stringently · rank #91,031 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,031
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strother

Nearest frequency peer: Strother (+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 “stringently”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stringently
PropertyValue
Headwordstringently
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stringently” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).stringentlyfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Strother” (#91,032), “stygian” (#91,034), “submergence” (#91,036). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stringently” is #91,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stringently is uncommon English at frequency #91,031 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in a stringent manner".

No generated misspelling entries exist for stringently in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 stringent + -ly. The correct English form is stringently, spelled S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    in a stringent manner

Etymology

From stringent + -ly.

This word in other languages

estrictamente(Español)

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 "stringently"?
"stringently" is spelled S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-T-L-Y.
What does "stringently" mean?
As an adverb, "stringently" means: in a stringent manner
What is the origin of the word "stringently"?
From stringent + -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 "stringently", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

submergence#91,036Stockhausen#91,025sumptuously#91,042traineeship#91,082

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list