programmatically
/pɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk(ə)li/
"programmatically" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“programmatically” is uncommon English (frequency #90,863 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,863
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a programmatic manner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | programmatically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /pɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk(ə)li/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #90,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “programmatically” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
programmatically is uncommon English at frequency #90,863 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /pɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk(ə)li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for programmatically, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From programmatic + -ally or programmatical + -ly. The correct English form is programmatically, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a programmatic manner.
- 2In the manner of a political program; ideologically.
- 3Through program code, rather than through a user interface.
Etymology
From programmatic + -ally or programmatical + -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.
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Using “programmatically”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-C-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.