atomically
"atomically" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“atomically” is an uncommon English word, ranked #95,703 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #95,703
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atomically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,703 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atomically” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for atomically is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #95,703 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
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.
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Using “atomically”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-T-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.