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"alphabetically" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“alphabetically” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,715
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-alphabetically · alphabetically · English

alphabetically · rank #27,715 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,715
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH alienate

Nearest frequency peer: alienate (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “alphabetically”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “alphabetically” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alphabetically vs alphabetical
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alphabetically
PropertyValue
Headwordalphabetically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters14
Frequency rank#27,715
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “alphabetically”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).alphabeticallylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “alienate” (#27,714), “aftermarket” (#27,713), “ammonium” (#27,717). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “alphabetically” is #27,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around alphabetically, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #27,715 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for alphabetically, with forms such as "alhpabetically", "allphabetically", and "alpahbetically". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "alphabetical", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From alphabetical + -ly. The correct English form is alphabetically, spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an alphabetical manner.
  2. 2
    Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how alphabetically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In alphabetically written languages the conventions governing the graphemic system G are intimately connected with those governing the phonemic system P

Etymology

From alphabetical + -ly.

This word in other languages

alfabéticamente(Español)alphabétiquement(Français)alphabetisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alhpabetically
  • allphabetically
  • alpahbetically
  • alphabbetically
  • alphabeitcally
  • alphabetcially
  • alphabetiaclly
  • alphabeticallyy
  • alphabeticaly
  • alphabeticalyl
  • alphabeticcally
  • alphabeticlaly
  • alphabettically
  • alphabteically
  • alphaebtically
  • alphbaetically
  • alphhabetically
  • alpphabetically
  • aplhabetically
  • laphabetically

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alphabetically - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alhpabetically2allphabetically1alpahbetically2alphabbetically1alphabeitcally2alphabetcially2alphabetiaclly2alphabeticallyy1
Edit distance from "alphabetically"

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 "alphabetically"?
"alphabetically" is spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "alphabetically" mean?
As an adverb, "alphabetically" means: In an alphabetical manner.
What words are commonly confused with "alphabetically"?
"alphabetically" is commonly confused with "alphabetical". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "alphabetically"?
From alphabetical + -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 "alphabetically", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list