reciprocally
"reciprocally" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reciprocally” is uncommon English (frequency #90,889 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,889
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).
Corpus desk
Index EN-reciprocally · reciprocally · English
reciprocally · rank #90,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,889
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH Reale
Nearest frequency peer: Reale (-2 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 “reciprocally”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rationalised
rationalised
9,121 corpus weight
- Rausch
Rausch
9,119 corpus weight
- Rauschenberg
Rauschenberg
9,118 corpus weight
- Reale
Reale
9,114 corpus weight
- reciprocally
reciprocally
9,112 corpus weight
- Redruth
Redruth
9,109 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “reciprocally” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reciprocally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #90,889 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reciprocally” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reciprocally is uncommon English at frequency #90,889 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).".
reciprocally has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From reciprocal + -ly. The correct English form is reciprocally, spelled R-E-C-I-P-R-O-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reciprocally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the process of production, human beings work not only upon nature, but also upon one another. They produce only by working together in a specified manner and reciprocally exchanging their activities.
When younger brother calls [his elder brother's wife] his "co-wife" and reciprocally, when she calls him co-husband," rights in sexuality are being satirized.
Etymology
From reciprocal + -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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