erotically

adv

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

The verdict

“erotically” is uncommon English (frequency #94,838 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,838
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in an erotic manner

Key facts for erotically
PropertyValue
Headworderotically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erotically” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erotically lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erotically is uncommon English at frequency #94,838 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in an erotic manner".

No misspelling variants are generated for erotically in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From erotic + -ally. The correct English form is erotically, spelled E-R-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    in an erotic manner

Etymology

From erotic + -ally.

This word in other languages

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 "erotically"?
"erotically" is spelled E-R-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "erotically" mean?
As an adverb, "erotically" means: in an erotic manner
What is the origin of the word "erotically"?
From erotic + -ally. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “erotically”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-R-O-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list