presumably

Name: presumably, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/

//pɹɪˈzjuːməbli// adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“presumably” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,501
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be sensibly presumed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-presumably · presumably · English

presumably · rank #6,501 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #6,501
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH politically

Nearest frequency peer: politically (-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.

panels

93,504
password

93,503
politically

93,501
presumably

93,500
priorities

93,498
pronounced

93,497

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

Key facts for presumably
Property	Value
Headword	presumably
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	/pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#6,501
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “presumably”

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).presumablylands here:

#6,501

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “politically” (#6,500), “priorities” (#6,503), “password” (#6,498). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “presumably” is #6,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around presumably (IPA /pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #6,501 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Able to be sensibly presumed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for presumably, with forms such as "persumably", "ppresumably", and "presmuably". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly. The correct English form is presumably, spelled P-R-E-S-U-M-A-B-L-Y.

Definition

1
Able to be sensibly presumed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Presumably, he will attend the opening.
Capello made a change on the hour which was presumably enforced by injury as the excellent Young was replaced by Stewart Downing.

Etymology

From presume + -ably, presumable + -ly.

This word in other languages

presumiblemente(Español)présumablement(Français)vermutlich(Deutsch)presumivelmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

persumably
ppresumably
presmuably
pressumably
presuambly
presumabbly
presumablly
presumablyy
presumabyl
presumalby
presumbaly
presummably
preusmably
prresumably
prseumably
rpesumably

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of presumably - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "presumably"

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 "presumably"?

"presumably" is spelled P-R-E-S-U-M-A-B-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/.

What does "presumably" mean?

As an adverb, "presumably" means: Able to be sensibly presumed.

What are common misspellings of "presumably"?

Common misspellings include "persumably", "ppresumably", "presmuably", "pressumably", "presuambly". The correct spelling is "presumably".

How do you pronounce "presumably"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "presumably" is /pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "presumably"?

From presume + -ably, presumable + -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 "presumably", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

priorities#6,503 pronounced#6,504 purchasing#6,508 indication#6,482

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

interactive16 variants smartphone16 variants encountered16 variants consulting16 variants