biblically
"biblically" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“biblically” is uncommon English (frequency #69,683 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,683
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a biblical manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-biblically · biblically · English
biblically · rank #69,683 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,683
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH birk
Nearest frequency peer: birk (+3 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 “biblically”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- bek
bek
30,324 corpus weight
- Bergerac
Bergerac
30,322 corpus weight
- biblically
biblically
30,318 corpus weight
- birk
birk
30,315 corpus weight
- bivouac
bivouac
30,314 corpus weight
- bix
bix
30,313 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “biblically” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biblically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #69,683 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “biblically” in English
Rare enough to double-check
biblically is uncommon English at frequency #69,683 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
biblically doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From biblical + -ly. The correct English form is biblically, spelled B-I-B-L-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a biblical manner.
- 2Carnally; in the biblical sense.
- 3Very greatly; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biblically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Furthermore, what would otherwise be good points about the sort of selective literalism that renders homosexuality an unpardonable sin but shrugs off Sarah Palin’s biblically forbidden pearl earrings are lost in Eichenwald’s assumption that evangelicals make these decisions “with less care than they exercise in selecting side orders for lunch.”
Most of them showed an intimate knowledge of the young blonde, leading Seth to the conclusion they had known her biblically.
Etymology
From biblical + -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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