satanically

adv

"satanically" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“satanically” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a satanic manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-satanically · satanically · English

satanically · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for satanically
PropertyValue
Headwordsatanically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “satanically” in English

satanicallysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

satanically is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a satanic manner.".

satanically doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From satanic + -ally. The correct English form is satanically, spelled S-A-T-A-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a satanic manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But on the occasions that he did do something actively nasty, he was satanically good at insinuating himself so sneakily into your most sensitive spots that if you did not know him well you could end up thinking you were being unfair to him when he annoyed you.

Etymology

From satanic + -ally.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "satanically"?
"satanically" is spelled S-A-T-A-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "satanically" mean?
As an adverb, "satanically" means: In a satanic manner.
What is the origin of the word "satanically"?
From satanic + -ally. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list