charitably
"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
- chambermaid
chambermaid
26,045 corpus weight
- Chambersburg
Chambersburg
26,044 corpus weight
- chargeback
chargeback
26,043 corpus weight
- charitably
charitably
26,042 corpus weight
- chive
chive
26,039 corpus weight
- choreo
choreo
26,038 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “charitably” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | charitably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,959 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “charitably” in English
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
- 1In a charitable manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how charitably appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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).
... 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.
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