experimentally
"experimentally" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“experimentally” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,541
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the manner of an experiment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-experimentally · experimentally · English
experimentally · rank #28,541 · 20 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #28,541
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH expat
Nearest frequency peer: expat (-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 “experimentally”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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71,462 corpus weight
- expat
expat
71,461 corpus weight
- experimenta…
experimentally
71,460 corpus weight
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eyelid
71,458 corpus weight
- fainting
fainting
71,457 corpus weight
- fecal
fecal
71,456 corpus weight
What this shows “experimentally” 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 | experimentally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #28,541 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “experimentally”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around experimentally, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #28,541 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In the manner of an experiment.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for experimentally, with forms such as "epxerimentally", "exeprimentally", and "expeirmentally". 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, "experimental", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From experimental + -ly. The correct English form is experimentally, spelled E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In the manner of an experiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how experimentally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The end of the 20th century and the start of the new millennium have bore witness to a remarkable revolution in the way parasite/host biological interactions can be conceptually designed and experimentally studied.
However, before most of this was experimentally and observationally discovered, they were perhaps best known for their “almost unique” ability to squirt ink when harangued, creating a smokescreen before jetting off to safety.
Etymology
From experimental + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxerimentally
- exeprimentally
- expeirmentally
- experiemntally
- experimenatlly
- experimenntally
- experimentallyy
- experimentaly
- experimentalyl
- experimentlaly
- experimenttally
- experimetnally
- experimmentally
- experimnetally
- expermientally
- experrimentally
- expperimentally
- expreimentally
- exxperimentally
- xeperimentally
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of experimentally - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).