recursively
"recursively" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“recursively” is uncommon English (frequency #63,935 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,935
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a recursive way or manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-recursively · recursively · English
recursively · rank #63,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,935
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rebuff
Nearest frequency peer: rebuff (-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 “recursively”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rashly
rashly
36,074 corpus weight
- Ravana
Ravana
36,073 corpus weight
- reaps
reaps
36,071 corpus weight
- rebuff
rebuff
36,070 corpus weight
- recursively
recursively
36,066 corpus weight
- relearn
relearn
36,060 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “recursively” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recursively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #63,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “recursively” in English
Rare enough to double-check
recursively is uncommon English at frequency #63,935 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for recursively in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From recursive + -ly. The correct English form is recursively, spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a recursive way or manner.
- 2Using recursion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how recursively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After recursively sorting the two subsets, the situation is (11,28) 35 (45,50,62) and an append of the three pieces gives the final result.
In the same computation, the computer may be decomposed repeatedly and the partitioning may vary from one split to the other. The submachines can further recursively decompose […]
Etymology
From recursive + -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.
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