fanatically
/fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/
"fanatically" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fanatically” is uncommon English (frequency #77,667 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,667
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fanatically · fanatically · English
fanatically · rank #77,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,667
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH fakir
Nearest frequency peer: fakir (-2 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 “fanatically”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- eyelet
eyelet
22,340 corpus weight
- Fabienne
Fabienne
22,338 corpus weight
- fakery
fakery
22,337 corpus weight
- fakir
fakir
22,336 corpus weight
- fanatically
fanatically
22,334 corpus weight
- feasibly
feasibly
22,330 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fanatically” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fanatically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #77,667 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fanatically” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fanatically is uncommon English at frequency #77,667 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fanatically, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fanatical + -ly. The correct English form is fanatically, spelled F-A-N-A-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.
Etymology
From fanatical + -ly.
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.
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
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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.