militantly

adv

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

The verdict

“militantly” is uncommon English (frequency #93,997 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,997
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a militant manner; extremely.

Corpus desk

Index EN-militantly · militantly · English

militantly · rank #93,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,997
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH midsized

Nearest frequency peer: midsized (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “militantly”

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corpus weight

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Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for militantly
PropertyValue
Headwordmilitantly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “militantly” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).militantlyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “midsized” (#93,996), “Millikan” (#93,998), “Milltown” (#93,999). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “militantly” is #93,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

militantly is uncommon English at frequency #93,997 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a militant manner; extremely.".

Zero misspellings are on record for militantly in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From militant + -ly. The correct English form is militantly, spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a militant manner; extremely.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pushed by militantly conservative activists — and heeding the demands of an increasingly censorious group of conservative voters — Republican lawmakers are, in states across the country, introducing bills that suppress debate and stifle discussion in favor of the rote memorization of approved facts.

Etymology

From militant + -ly.

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 "militantly"?
"militantly" is spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-N-T-L-Y.
What does "militantly" mean?
As an adverb, "militantly" means: In a militant manner; extremely.
What is the origin of the word "militantly"?
From militant + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list