ubiquitously

adv

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

The verdict

“ubiquitously” is uncommon English (frequency #96,608 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,608
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a ubiquitous manner.

Key facts for ubiquitously
PropertyValue
Headwordubiquitously
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ubiquitously” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ubiquitously is uncommon English at frequency #96,608 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a ubiquitous manner.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ubiquitously, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ubiquitous + -ly. The correct English form is ubiquitously, spelled U-B-I-Q-U-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a ubiquitous manner.

Etymology

From ubiquitous + -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 "ubiquitously"?
"ubiquitously" is spelled U-B-I-Q-U-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y.
What does "ubiquitously" mean?
As an adverb, "ubiquitously" means: In a ubiquitous manner.
What is the origin of the word "ubiquitously"?
From ubiquitous + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ubiquitously”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-B-I-Q-U-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list