whimsically
"whimsically" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“whimsically” is uncommon English (frequency #95,607 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,607
- frequency rank, English
- 1,759
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in a whimsical manner
Corpus desk
Index EN-whimsically · whimsically · English
whimsically · rank #95,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,607
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,759
- PHOTO-FINISH whetted
Nearest frequency peer: whetted (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “whimsically”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- webhosting
webhosting
4,399 corpus weight
- Westman
Westman
4,396 corpus weight
- whetted
whetted
4,395 corpus weight
- whimsically
whimsically
4,394 corpus weight
- whoso
whoso
4,391 corpus weight
- Winwood
Winwood
4,389 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “whimsically” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | whimsically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #95,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “whimsically” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
whimsically is uncommon English at frequency #95,607 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in a whimsical manner".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for whimsically, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From whimsical + -ly. The correct English form is whimsically, spelled W-H-I-M-S-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1in a whimsical manner
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how whimsically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Now don't say that this is what you get for bringing a woman along," she said. She smiled at me whimsically, gloriously, and I knew there was no need for forgiveness.
Etymology
From whimsical + -ly.
This word in other languages
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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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.