militantly
"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)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “militantly”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- MetroCard
MetroCard
6,011 corpus weight
- midsized
midsized
6,005 corpus weight
- militantly
militantly
6,004 corpus weight
- Millikan
Millikan
6,003 corpus weight
- Milltown
Milltown
6,002 corpus weight
- millwright
millwright
6,001 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “militantly” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | militantly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “militantly” in English
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
- 1In a militant manner; extremely.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how militantly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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