atomically

adv

"atomically" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“atomically” is uncommon English (frequency #95,703 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,703
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With regard to atoms or atomic energy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-atomically · atomically · English

atomically · rank #95,703 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,703
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH atrazine

Nearest frequency peer: atrazine (+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 “atomically”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “atomically” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for atomically
PropertyValue
Headwordatomically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “atomically” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “atrazine” (#95,704), “atrociously” (#95,705), “asocial” (#95,698). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “atomically” is #95,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

atomically is uncommon English at frequency #95,703 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "With regard to atoms or atomic energy.".

atomically has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From atomic + -ally. The correct English form is atomically, spelled A-T-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    With regard to atoms or atomic energy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. an atomically powered locomotive

Etymology

From atomic + -ally.

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 "atomically"?
"atomically" is spelled A-T-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "atomically" mean?
As an adverb, "atomically" means: With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
What is the origin of the word "atomically"?
From atomic + -ally. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list