radially

adv

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

The verdict

“radially” is uncommon English (frequency #53,800 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,800
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a radial manner, outward from a center.

Corpus desk

Index EN-radially · radially · English

radially · rank #53,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,800
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH quarried

Nearest frequency peer: quarried (-4 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.

Long-tail ranks near “radially”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “radially” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for radially
PropertyValue
Headwordradially
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “radially” in English

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

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “quarried” (#53,796), “ravaging” (#53,804), “Puente” (#53,795). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “radially” is #53,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

radially is uncommon English at frequency #53,800 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a radial manner, outward from a center.".

radially doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From radial + -ly. The correct English form is radially, spelled R-A-D-I-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a radial manner, outward from a center.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thallus about 1 cm. in diameter, light gray irregular areoles 0:30,4 mm. in diameter on a black hypothallus, giving a deciussate appearance, marginal areoles slightly radially elongate and very narrowly black margined but not clearly effigurate;

Etymology

From radial + -ly.

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 "radially"?
"radially" is spelled R-A-D-I-A-L-L-Y.
What does "radially" mean?
As an adverb, "radially" means: In a radial manner, outward from a center.
What is the origin of the word "radially"?
From radial + -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 "radially", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list