electronically
/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/
"electronically" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electronically” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,104
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
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 | electronically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #20,104 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “electronically” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around electronically (IPA /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #20,104 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for electronically, with forms such as "eelctronically", "elcetronically", and "elecctronically". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "electrically", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From electronic + -ally. The correct English form is electronically, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
Etymology
From electronic + -ally.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eelctronically
- elcetronically
- elecctronically
- elecrtonically
- electornically
- electrnoically
- electroincally
- electroncially
- electroniaclly
- electronicallyy
- electronicaly
- electronicalyl
- electroniccally
- electroniclaly
- electronnically
- electrronically
- electtronically
- eletcronically
- ellectronically
- leectronically
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of electronically - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “electronically”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “electrically” - see the side-by-side comparison. electronically vs electrically
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.