sumptuously

adv

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

The verdict

“sumptuously” is uncommon English (frequency #91,042 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,042
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a sumptuous manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sumptuously · sumptuously · English

sumptuously · rank #91,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,042
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH summarization

Nearest frequency peer: summarization (-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 “sumptuously”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sumptuously
PropertyValue
Headwordsumptuously
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sumptuously” 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).sumptuouslyfalls 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: “summarization” (#91,041), “sunroom” (#91,044), “supe” (#91,045). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sumptuously” is #91,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sumptuously is uncommon English at frequency #91,042 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a sumptuous manner.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sumptuously in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sumptuous + -ly. The correct English form is sumptuously, spelled S-U-M-P-T-U-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a sumptuous manner.

Etymology

From sumptuous + -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 "sumptuously"?
"sumptuously" is spelled S-U-M-P-T-U-O-U-S-L-Y.
What does "sumptuously" mean?
As an adverb, "sumptuously" means: In a sumptuous manner.
What is the origin of the word "sumptuously"?
From sumptuous + -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 "sumptuously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

submergence#91,036stringently#91,031Stockhausen#91,025traineeship#91,082

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list