distally
"distally" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“distally” is uncommon English (frequency #78,539 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,539
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Towards a distal part.
Corpus desk
Index EN-distally · distally · English
distally · rank #78,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,539
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dooms
Nearest frequency peer: dooms (+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 “distally”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- disestablis…
disestablishment
21,465 corpus weight
- disparageme…
disparagement
21,464 corpus weight
- distally
distally
21,462 corpus weight
- dooms
dooms
21,461 corpus weight
- doorstop
doorstop
21,460 corpus weight
- dopa
dopa
21,459 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “distally” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “distally” in English
Rare enough to double-check
distally is uncommon English at frequency #78,539 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Towards a distal part.".
Zero misspellings are on record for distally in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From distal + -ly. The correct English form is distally, spelled D-I-S-T-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Towards a distal part.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how distally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]
Etymology
From distal + -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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