youthly
/ˈjuːθli/
"youthly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“youthly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Youthful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-youthly · youthly · English
youthly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Y" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | youthly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈjuːθli/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “youthly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
youthly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈjuːθli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Youthful.".
youthly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From youth + -ly, possibly continuing Old English ġeoguþlīċ (through Middle English *youthely), but more likely a new formation. The correct English form is youthly, spelled Y-O-U-T-H-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Youthful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how youthly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
he hath left his plumes all hoary gray, / And deckt himselfe with feathers youthly gay […].
Etymology
From youth + -ly, possibly continuing Old English ġeoguþlīċ (through Middle English *youthely), but more likely a new formation.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.