intrinsically
"intrinsically" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intrinsically” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,841
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intrinsically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #26,841 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intrinsically” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around intrinsically, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #26,841 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for intrinsically, with forms such as "inntrinsically", "inrtinsically", and "intirnsically". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From intrinsic + -ally. The correct English form is intrinsically, spelled I-N-T-R-I-N-S-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
- 2Necessarily
Etymology
From intrinsic + -ally.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inntrinsically
- inrtinsically
- intirnsically
- intriniscally
- intrinnsically
- intrinscially
- intrinsiaclly
- intrinsicallyy
- intrinsicaly
- intrinsicalyl
- intrinsiccally
- intrinsiclaly
- intrinssically
- intrisnically
- intrnisically
- intrrinsically
- inttrinsically
- itnrinsically
- nitrinsically
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intrinsically - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “intrinsically”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-R-I-N-S-I-C-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.