racially

adv

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"racially" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“racially” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,929
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to race.

Corpus desk

Index EN-racially · racially · English

racially · rank #17,929 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,929
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH pulses

Nearest frequency peer: pulses (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “racially”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

racially vs radically
78% similar
racially vs racial
75% similar

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

Key facts for racially
PropertyValue
Headwordracially
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,929
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “racially”

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

#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 “pulses” (#17,928), “racks” (#17,930), “proofs” (#17,927). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “racially” is #17,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around racially, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #17,929 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relating to race.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for racially, with forms such as "arcially", "racailly", and "raccially". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "radically", "racial", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From racial + -ly. The correct English form is racially, spelled R-A-C-I-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to race.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a racially aggravated attack
  2. The ideal Mexican national is not racially equivalent to the Spaniard; Mexicans are racial hybrids, mestizos.

Etymology

From racial + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arcially
  • racailly
  • raccially
  • raciallyy
  • racialy
  • racialyl
  • racilaly
  • raically
  • rcaially
  • rracially

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of racially - 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.

arcially2racailly2raccially1raciallyy1racialy1racialyl2racilaly2raically2
Edit distance from "racially"

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 "racially"?
"racially" is spelled R-A-C-I-A-L-L-Y.
What does "racially" mean?
As an adverb, "racially" means: Relating to race.
What words are commonly confused with "racially"?
"racially" is commonly confused with "radically", "racial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "racially"?
From racial + -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 "racially", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preached#17,925populist#17,923ordnance#17,915sanitary#17,948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Ritchie10 variantsroadway10 variantsnirvana10 variantssubdued10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list