editorially
"editorially" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“editorially” is uncommon English (frequency #70,628 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,628
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In the manner of an editor.
Corpus desk
Index EN-editorially · editorially · English
editorially · rank #70,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,628
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,836
- PHOTO-FINISH Edinburg
Nearest frequency peer: Edinburg (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “editorially”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Dupuis
Dupuis
29,380 corpus weight
- Durrell
Durrell
29,379 corpus weight
- Earnshaw
Earnshaw
29,376 corpus weight
- Edinburg
Edinburg
29,374 corpus weight
- editorially
editorially
29,373 corpus weight
- electrophys…
electrophysiology
29,370 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “editorially” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | editorially |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #70,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “editorially” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
editorially is uncommon English at frequency #70,628 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for editorially, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From editorial + -ly. The correct English form is editorially, spelled E-D-I-T-O-R-I-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In the manner of an editor.
- 2In the manner of an editorial.
Etymology
From editorial + -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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "editorially", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.