fortuitously

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"fortuitously" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fortuitously” is uncommon English (frequency #74,104 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,104
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.

Key facts for fortuitously
PropertyValue
Headwordfortuitously
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#74,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fortuitously” 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). fortuitously 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

fortuitously is uncommon English at frequency #74,104 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fortuitously, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fortuitous + -ly. The correct English form is fortuitously, spelled F-O-R-T-U-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
  2. 2
    In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately.

Etymology

From fortuitous + -ly.

This word in other languages

fortuitamente(Español)fortuitement(Français)zufällig(Deutsch)

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 "fortuitously"?
"fortuitously" is spelled F-O-R-T-U-I-T-O-U-S-L-Y.
What does "fortuitously" mean?
As an adverb, "fortuitously" means: In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
What is the origin of the word "fortuitously"?
From fortuitous + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “fortuitously”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-T-U-I-T-O-U-S-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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list