charitably

adv

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

The verdict

“charitably” is uncommon English (frequency #73,959 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,959
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-charitably · charitably · English

charitably · rank #73,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,959
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chargeback

Nearest frequency peer: chargeback (-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 “charitably”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for charitably
PropertyValue
Headwordcharitably
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,959
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “charitably” in English

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).charitablyfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “chargeback” (#73,958), “Chambersburg” (#73,957), “chambermaid” (#73,956). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “charitably” is #73,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charitably is uncommon English at frequency #73,959 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a charitable manner.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for charitably in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 charitable + -ly. The correct English form is charitably, spelled C-H-A-R-I-T-A-B-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a charitable manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Both of those albums contained lots of what's charitably called filler--in the form of noodly hip-hop-inspired loops that never went anywhere--and it took the band five years to release the new Handcream for a Generation (Wiija/Beggars Banquet).
  2. ... pairtly married, but specially of this bearer, and requests you maist affectiously to receive him and use him charitably, as ye are bound, both be the law of nature and grace, as also, to contribute your helping hand and assistance, […]

Etymology

From charitable + -ly.

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 "charitably"?
"charitably" is spelled C-H-A-R-I-T-A-B-L-Y.
What does "charitably" mean?
As an adverb, "charitably" means: In a charitable manner.
What is the origin of the word "charitably"?
From charitable + -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 "charitably", not the corpus desk frequency band.

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