indiscriminately

adv

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"indiscriminately" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“indiscriminately” has 25 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,692
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
25
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an indiscriminate manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-indiscriminately · indiscriminately · English

indiscriminately · rank #29,692 · 25 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,692
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 25 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH impatience

Nearest frequency peer: impatience (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “indiscriminately”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “indiscriminately” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

indiscriminately vs indiscriminate
88% similar

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

Key facts for indiscriminately
PropertyValue
Headwordindiscriminately
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters16
Frequency rank#29,692
Misspellings tracked25
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indiscriminately” 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). indiscriminately lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 25 spelling variants around indiscriminately, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #29,692 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an indiscriminate manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for indiscriminately, with forms such as "idniscriminately", "inddiscriminately", and "indicsriminately". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "indiscriminate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From indiscriminate + -ly. The correct English form is indiscriminately, spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an indiscriminate manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by the [ticket] collectors.
  2. It was a very private thing, they felt, and not to be tossed indiscriminately about.

Etymology

From indiscriminate + -ly.

This word in other languages

indiscriminadamente(Español)à tort et à travers(Français)wahllos(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idniscriminately
  • inddiscriminately
  • indicsriminately
  • indisccriminately
  • indiscirminately
  • indiscriimnately
  • indiscrimiantely
  • indiscriminaetly
  • indiscriminatelly
  • indiscriminatelyy
  • indiscriminateyl
  • indiscriminatley
  • indiscriminattely
  • indiscriminnately
  • indiscrimintaely
  • indiscrimminately
  • indiscrimniately
  • indiscrmiinately
  • indiscrriminately
  • indisrciminately
  • indisscriminately
  • indsicriminately
  • inidscriminately
  • inndiscriminately
  • nidiscriminately

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idniscriminately2inddiscriminately1indicsriminately2indisccriminately1indiscirminately2indiscriimnately2indiscrimiantely2indiscriminaetly2
Edit distance from "indiscriminately"

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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indiscriminately"?
"indiscriminately" is spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y.
What does "indiscriminately" mean?
As an adverb, "indiscriminately" means: In an indiscriminate manner.
What words are commonly confused with "indiscriminately"?
"indiscriminately" is commonly confused with "indiscriminate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "indiscriminately"?
From indiscriminate + -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 "indiscriminately", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (25 here; floor ≥5).

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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