monetarily

adv

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

The verdict

“monetarily” is uncommon English (frequency #76,998 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,998
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a monetary sense; in terms of money

Key facts for monetarily
PropertyValue
Headwordmonetarily
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “monetarily” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). monetarily lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monetarily is uncommon English at frequency #76,998 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a monetary sense; in terms of money".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monetarily, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From monetary + -ly. The correct English form is monetarily, spelled M-O-N-E-T-A-R-I-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a monetary sense; in terms of money

Etymology

From monetary + -ly.

This word in other languages

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 "monetarily"?
"monetarily" is spelled M-O-N-E-T-A-R-I-L-Y.
What does "monetarily" mean?
As an adverb, "monetarily" means: In a monetary sense; in terms of money
What is the origin of the word "monetarily"?
From monetary + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “monetarily”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-E-T-A-R-I-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list