ritually
/ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/
"ritually" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ritually” is uncommon English (frequency #59,680 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,680
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a ritual manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ritually · ritually · English
ritually · rank #59,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,680
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH roadrunner
Nearest frequency peer: roadrunner (+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 “ritually”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rhizome
rhizome
40,325 corpus weight
- ricin
ricin
40,324 corpus weight
- ritually
ritually
40,321 corpus weight
- roadrunner
roadrunner
40,319 corpus weight
- Rolla
Rolla
40,317 corpus weight
- saboteur
saboteur
40,315 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ritually” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ritually |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,680 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ritually” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ritually is uncommon English at frequency #59,680 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ritually, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ritual + -ly. The correct English form is ritually, spelled R-I-T-U-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a ritual manner.
- 2By habit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ritually appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In some parts of precolonial Yorubaland, […] twins and their parents were either banished or ritually slaughtered.
He observed as the sad bartender ritually played canasta with two bored and customerless dancers...
Etymology
From ritual + -ly.
Synonyms
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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