economically
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kli/
"economically" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“economically” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,174
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-economically · economically · English
economically · rank #9,174 · 16 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,174
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH entertain
Nearest frequency peer: entertain (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “economically”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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dominance
90,831 corpus weight
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donors
90,830 corpus weight
- economically
economically
90,827 corpus weight
- entertain
entertain
90,826 corpus weight
- exploit
exploit
90,824 corpus weight
- fireworks
fireworks
90,823 corpus weight
What this shows “economically” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | economically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kli/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #9,174 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “economically”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around economically (IPA /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,174 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for economically, with forms such as "ceonomically", "ecconomically", and "ecnoomically". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "economical", "ecologically", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From economical + -ly. The correct English form is economically, spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly.
- 2From the perspective of economics or an economy.
- 3According to divine economy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how economically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divide…
More than 40% of Dominicans are economically vulnerable and are at risk of falling into poverty due to climate-related impacts and economic crises, according to the World Bank.
Etymology
From economical + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ceonomically
- ecconomically
- ecnoomically
- econmoically
- econnomically
- econoimcally
- economcially
- economiaclly
- economicallyy
- economicaly
- economicalyl
- economiccally
- economiclaly
- econommically
- ecoonmically
- eocnomically
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of economically - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "economically", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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