seasonably
"seasonably" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“seasonably” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In due season; at an opportune or fitting time.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seasonably |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “seasonably” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
seasonably is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
seasonably has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sesonably, equivalent to seasonable + -ly. The correct English form is seasonably, spelled S-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In due season; at an opportune or fitting time.
- 2Varying with the season.
- 3In a manner appropriate to the season.
- 4Within the appropriate time period during which an action will be legally effective, as prescribed in legislation, a contract, or otherwise.
Etymology
From Middle English sesonably, equivalent to seasonable + -ly.
Antonyms
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.
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Using “seasonably”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.