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notably

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "notably", 7-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "notably" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "notably" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

notably is anEnglishadv. It means: As a pointed example; in a notable manner. It ranks #7,035 in English word frequency. Often confused with notary and notable.

Key facts for notably
PropertyValue
Headwordnotably
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdv
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,035
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of notably in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for notably is 7 letters long, classified as anadv. Corpus data places it at rank #7,035 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "As a pointed example; in a notable manner.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for notably, with forms such as "nnotably", "noatbly", and "notabbly". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "notary", "notable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English notably, notabili, notablelyche, equivalent to notable + -ly. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is notably, spelled N-O-T-A-B-L-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    As a pointed example; in a notable manner.

Etymology

From Middle English notably, notabili, notablelyche, equivalent to notable + -ly.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnotably,noatbly,notabbly,notablly,notablyy,notabyl,notalby,notbaly,nottably,ntoably,ontably

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for notably

Misspelling Variants of "notably"

nnotably8noatbly7notabbly8notablly8notablyy8notabyl7notalby7notbaly7
Misspelling Variants of "notably"

Frequency rank: #7,035 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "notably"?
"notably" is spelled N-O-T-A-B-L-Y.
What does "notably" mean?
As an adv, "notably" means: As a pointed example; in a notable manner.
What words are commonly confused with "notably"?
"notably" is commonly confused with "notary", "notable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "notably"?
From Middle English notably, notabili, notablelyche, equivalent to notable + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.