laterally
/ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/
"laterally" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laterally” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,474
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Done in a lateral manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laterally · laterally · English
laterally · rank #32,474 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,474
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH larval
Nearest frequency peer: larval (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “laterally”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Laing
Laing
67,530 corpus weight
- Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
67,529 corpus weight
- larval
larval
67,528 corpus weight
- laterally
laterally
67,527 corpus weight
- lathe
lathe
67,526 corpus weight
- lawlessness
lawlessness
67,525 corpus weight
What this shows “laterally” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laterally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,474 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “laterally”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around laterally (IPA /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #32,474 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for laterally, with forms such as "alterally", "laetrally", and "latearlly". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "literally", "liberally", "lateral", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lateral + -ly. The correct English form is laterally, spelled L-A-T-E-R-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Done in a lateral manner.
- 2Relating to the direction to the side.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laterally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down.
The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.
Etymology
From lateral + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alterally
- laetrally
- latearlly
- laterallyy
- lateraly
- lateralyl
- laterlaly
- laterrally
- latreally
- latterally
- llaterally
- ltaerally
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laterally - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).