communally

adv

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

The verdict

“communally” is uncommon English (frequency #76,659 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,659
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people,

Corpus desk

Index EN-communally · communally · English

communally · rank #76,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,659
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH condescending…

Nearest frequency peer: condescendingly (+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 “communally”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for communally
PropertyValue
Headwordcommunally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “communally” 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).communallyfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “condescendingly” (#76,660), “congealed” (#76,662), “collectivity” (#76,655). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “communally” is #76,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

communally is uncommon English at frequency #76,659 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for communally, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From communal + -ly. The correct English form is communally, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people,
  2. 2
    Relating to religion

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Crucial sections like 153 A, 153B, 295 A, and 505 of the IPC [Indian Penal Code] that specifically look at hate crimes and communally- charged^([sic]) offences are missing from the FIR [first information report].

Etymology

From communal + -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 "communally"?
"communally" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-A-L-L-Y.
What does "communally" mean?
As an adverb, "communally" means: Affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people,
What is the origin of the word "communally"?
From communal + -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 "communally", 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