materially

adv

"materially" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“materially” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,132
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-materially · materially · English

materially · rank #18,132 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,132
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mastermind

Nearest frequency peer: mastermind (-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 “materially”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

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).

materially vs materials
80% similar
materially vs material
80% similar

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

Key facts for materially
PropertyValue
Headwordmaterially
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,132
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “materially”

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).materiallylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “mastermind” (#18,131), “metadata” (#18,133), “Middlesex” (#18,134). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “materially” is #18,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around materially, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #18,132 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for materially, with forms such as "amterially", "maetrially", and "mateirally". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "materials", "material", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -ly. The correct English form is materially, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.
  2. 2
    To a significant degree.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives.
  2. In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress.

Etymology

From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amterially
  • maetrially
  • mateirally
  • materailly
  • materiallyy
  • materialy
  • materialyl
  • materilaly
  • materrially
  • matreially
  • matterially
  • mmaterially
  • mtaerially

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of materially - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amterially2maetrially2mateirally2materailly2materiallyy1materialy1materialyl2materilaly2
Edit distance from "materially"

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 "materially"?
"materially" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-L-Y.
What does "materially" mean?
As an adverb, "materially" means: In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.
What words are commonly confused with "materially"?
"materially" is commonly confused with "materials", "material". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "materially"?
From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -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 "materially", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list