extraordinarily

adv

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"extraordinarily" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“extraordinarily” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,705
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an extraordinary manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-extraordinarily · extraordinarily · English

extraordinarily · rank #16,705 · 23 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,705
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH exposes

Nearest frequency peer: exposes (-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 “extraordinarily”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “extraordinarily” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extraordinarily vs extraordinary
87% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for extraordinarily
PropertyValue
Headwordextraordinarily
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters15
Frequency rank#16,705
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “extraordinarily”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).extraordinarilylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “exposes” (#16,704), “facade” (#16,706), “farmhouse” (#16,707). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “extraordinarily” is #16,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around extraordinarily, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #16,705 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an extraordinary manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for extraordinarily, with forms such as "etxraordinarily", "exrtaordinarily", and "extarordinarily". 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, "extraordinary", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From extraordinary + -ly. The correct English form is extraordinarily, spelled E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an extraordinary manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how extraordinarily appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.
  2. With such a skewed probability, the quantum reasoning goes, we have long overlooked the tiny chance that the baseball can (and, on extraordinarily rare occasions, will) land somewhere completely different.

Etymology

From extraordinary + -ly.

This word in other languages

extraordinariamente(Español)extraordinairement(Français)außerordentlich(Deutsch)extraordinariamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxraordinarily
  • exrtaordinarily
  • extarordinarily
  • extraodrinarily
  • extraorddinarily
  • extraordianrily
  • extraordinairly
  • extraordinarilly
  • extraordinarilyy
  • extraordinariyl
  • extraordinarliy
  • extraordinarrily
  • extraordinnarily
  • extraordinraily
  • extraordniarily
  • extraoridnarily
  • extraorrdinarily
  • extrarodinarily
  • extroardinarily
  • extrraordinarily
  • exttraordinarily
  • exxtraordinarily
  • xetraordinarily

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extraordinarily - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etxraordinarily2exrtaordinarily2extarordinarily2extraodrinarily2extraorddinarily1extraordianrily2extraordinairly2extraordinarilly1
Edit distance from "extraordinarily"

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 "extraordinarily"?
"extraordinarily" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-L-Y.
What does "extraordinarily" mean?
As an adverb, "extraordinarily" means: In an extraordinary manner.
What words are commonly confused with "extraordinarily"?
"extraordinarily" is commonly confused with "extraordinary". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "extraordinarily"?
From extraordinary + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extraordinarily", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

experimentation23 variantspsychologically23 variantsoverwhelmingly23 variantselectromagnetic23 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list