tantalizingly

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"tantalizingly" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tantalizingly” is uncommon English (frequency #95,494 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,494
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-tantalizingly · tantalizingly · English

tantalizingly · rank #95,494 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,494
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tannoy

Nearest frequency peer: tannoy (-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 “tantalizingly”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tantalizingly
PropertyValue
Headwordtantalizingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#95,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tantalizingly” 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).tantalizinglyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “tannoy” (#95,493), “Tanjore” (#95,492), “Tancred” (#95,491). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tantalizingly” is #95,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tantalizingly is uncommon English at frequency #95,494 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a tantalizing manner.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tantalizingly, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tantalizing + -ly. The correct English form is tantalizingly, spelled T-A-N-T-A-L-I-Z-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a tantalizing manner.

Etymology

From tantalizing + -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 "tantalizingly"?
"tantalizingly" is spelled T-A-N-T-A-L-I-Z-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "tantalizingly" mean?
As an adverb, "tantalizingly" means: In a tantalizing manner.
What is the origin of the word "tantalizingly"?
From tantalizing + -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 "tantalizingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tetrachloride#95,508threateningly#95,514unconditioned#95,556underachiever#95,557

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list