ideologically

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

adv

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

The verdict

“ideologically” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,953
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an ideological manner; with respect to ideology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ideologically · ideologically · English

ideologically · rank #28,953 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #28,953
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-7 7 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH hummus

Nearest frequency peer: hummus (-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.

hippy

71,051
Hitachi

71,050
hummus

71,049
ideological…

71,048
indiscrimin…

71,047
individuali…

71,046

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ideologically vs ideological

85% similar

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

Key facts for ideologically
Property	Value
Headword	ideologically
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#28,953
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ideologically”

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).ideologicallylands here:

#28,953

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “hummus” (#28,952), “indiscriminate” (#28,954), “Hitachi” (#28,951). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “ideologically” is #28,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around ideologically, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #28,953 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an ideological manner; with respect to ideology.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for ideologically, with forms such as "dieologically", "iddeologically", and "ideloogically". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ideological", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ideological + -ly. The correct English form is ideologically, spelled I-D-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

1
In an ideological manner; with respect to ideology.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Nevertheless intellectually, ideologically and politically he identified with industrialists whom he, just like Smith, saw as the usherers of progress.
His warning was chillingly resonant of late 20th century clashes between two ideologically opposed superpowers.

Etymology

From ideological + -ly.

This word in other languages

idéologiquement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

dieologically
iddeologically
ideloogically
ideolgoically
ideollogically
ideologcially
ideologgically
ideologiaclly
ideologicallyy
ideologicaly
ideologicalyl
ideologiccally
ideologiclaly
ideoloigcally
ideoolgically
idoelogically
iedologically

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "ideologically"

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 "ideologically"?

"ideologically" is spelled I-D-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

What does "ideologically" mean?

As an adverb, "ideologically" means: In an ideological manner; with respect to ideology.

What words are commonly confused with "ideologically"?

"ideologically" is commonly confused with "ideological". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "ideologically"?

From ideological + -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 "ideologically", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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