characteristically
"characteristically" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“characteristically” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #34,819 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #34,819
- frequency rank, English
- 18
- letters
- 27
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | characteristically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #34,819 |
| Misspellings tracked | 27 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “characteristically” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for characteristically is 18 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #34,819 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for characteristically, with forms such as "cahracteristically", "ccharacteristically", and "chaarcteristically". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From characteristic + -ally. The correct English form is characteristically, spelled C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.
Etymology
From characteristic + -ally.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cahracteristically,ccharacteristically,chaarcteristically,characcteristically,characetristically,characteirstically,characterisitcally,characterisstically,characteristcially,characteristiaclly,characteristicallyy,characteristicaly,characteristicalyl,characteristiccally,characteristiclaly,characteristtically,characteritsically,characterristically,charactersitically,charactreistically,charactteristically,charatceristically,charcateristically,charracteristically,chharacteristically,chraacteristically,hcaracteristically
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of characteristically - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “characteristically”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-S-T-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.