fractionally

adv

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

The verdict

“fractionally” is uncommon English (frequency #73,197 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,197
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a fractional manner

Corpus desk

Index EN-fractionally · fractionally · English

fractionally · rank #73,197 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,197
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH foxhole

Nearest frequency peer: foxhole (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “fractionally”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “fractionally” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fractionally
PropertyValue
Headwordfractionally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,197
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fractionally” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “foxhole” (#73,196), “frameless” (#73,198), “Francie” (#73,199). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fractionally” is #73,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fractionally is uncommon English at frequency #73,197 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a fractional manner".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fractionally, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fractional + -ly. The correct English form is fractionally, spelled F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a fractional manner

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. One twin was fractionally older than the other.

Etymology

From fractional + -ly.

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 "fractionally"?
"fractionally" is spelled F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.
What does "fractionally" mean?
As an adverb, "fractionally" means: In a fractional manner
What is the origin of the word "fractionally"?
From fractional + -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 "fractionally", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Englishwoman#73,160holistically#73,269conquistador#73,085Mesoamerican#73,429

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list