provisionally

Name: provisionally, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adv

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

The verdict

“provisionally” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,644
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a provisional way; temporarily.

Corpus desk

Index EN-provisionally · provisionally · English

provisionally · rank #37,644 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #37,644
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH propriety

Nearest frequency peer: propriety (-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.

prioritise

62,361
probs

62,360
propelling

62,359
propriety

62,358
provisional…

62,357
pythons

62,356

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

provisionally vs provisional

85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for provisionally
Property	Value
Headword	provisionally
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#37,644
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “provisionally”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).provisionallylands here:

#37,644

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “propriety” (#37,643), “pythons” (#37,645), “propelling” (#37,642). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “provisionally” is #37,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around provisionally, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #37,644 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a provisional way; temporarily.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for provisionally, with forms such as "porvisionally", "pprovisionally", and "proivsionally". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "provisional", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From provisional + -ly. The correct English form is provisionally, spelled P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a provisional way; temporarily.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.

Etymology

From provisional + -ly.

This word in other languages

provisionalmente(Español)provisoirement(Français)vorläufig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

porvisionally
pprovisionally
proivsionally
proviisonally
provisinoally
provisioanlly
provisionallyy
provisionaly
provisionalyl
provisionlaly
provisionnally
provisoinally
provissionally
provsiionally
provvisionally
prrovisionally
prvoisionally
rpovisionally

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of provisionally - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "provisionally"

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 "provisionally"?

"provisionally" is spelled P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.

What does "provisionally" mean?

As an adverb, "provisionally" means: In a provisional way; temporarily.

What words are commonly confused with "provisionally"?

"provisionally" is commonly confused with "provisional". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "provisionally"?

From provisional + -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 "provisionally", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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