wantonly
/ˈwɒntənli/
"wantonly" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wantonly” is uncommon English (frequency #68,746 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,746
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in a wanton manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wantonly · wantonly · English
wantonly · rank #68,746 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,746
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH Waldemar
Nearest frequency peer: Waldemar (-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 “wantonly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- viol
viol
31,260 corpus weight
- VST
VST
31,257 corpus weight
- Waldemar
Waldemar
31,256 corpus weight
- wantonly
wantonly
31,255 corpus weight
- Wapping
Wapping
31,254 corpus weight
- wazir
wazir
31,251 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “wantonly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wantonly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈwɒntənli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wantonly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wantonly is uncommon English at frequency #68,746 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈwɒntənli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in a wanton manner.".
wantonly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly. The correct English form is wantonly, spelled W-A-N-T-O-N-L-Y.
Definition
- 1in a wanton manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wantonly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Undoubtedly Madam—and it has always been a sentiment of mine—that to propagate a malicious Truth wantonly—is more despicable than to falsify from Revenge […]
I believe that I have no enemy on earth, and none surely would have been so wicked as to destroy me wantonly.
Etymology
From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -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.
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