fragmentary

Name: fragmentary, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fragmentary” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,725
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fragmentary · fragmentary · English

fragmentary · rank #35,725 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #35,725
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH Foucault

Nearest frequency peer: Foucault (-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.

foal

64,280
forlorn

64,278
Foucault

64,277
fragmentary

64,276
Freetown

64,275
gab

64,273

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

Key facts for fragmentary
Property	Value
Headword	fragmentary
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#35,725
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fragmentary”

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).fragmentarylands here:

#35,725

#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 “Foucault” (#35,724), “Freetown” (#35,726), “forlorn” (#35,723). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fragmentary” is #35,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around fragmentary, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,725 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragmentary, with forms such as "fargmentary", "ffragmentary", and "fragemntary". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fragment + -ary. The correct English form is fragmentary, spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y.

Definition

1
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
2
Composed of the fragments of other rocks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country.
Of this empire less is known than of other domains. From time to time, fragmentary knowledge has been carried thence by some observant traveler.

Etymology

From fragment + -ary.

Synonyms

fractional fragmentary

Antonyms

entire intact

This word in other languages

fragmentaire(Français)fragmentarisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fargmentary
ffragmentary
fragemntary
fraggmentary
fragmenatry
fragmenntary
fragmentarry
fragmentaryy
fragmentayr
fragmentray
fragmenttary
fragmetnary
fragmmentary
fragmnetary
framgentary
frgamentary
frragmentary
rfagmentary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fragmentary - 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.

Edit distance from "fragmentary"

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 "fragmentary"?

"fragmentary" is spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y.

What does "fragmentary" mean?

As an adjective, "fragmentary" means: Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.

What are common misspellings of "fragmentary"?

Common misspellings include "fargmentary", "ffragmentary", "fragemntary", "fraggmentary", "fragmenatry". The correct spelling is "fragmentary".

What is the origin of the word "fragmentary"?

From fragment + -ary. 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 "fragmentary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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