secondarily
/ˌsɛkənˈdɛɹəli/
"secondarily" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“secondarily” is uncommon English (frequency #59,697 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,697
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a secondary manner or degree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-secondarily · secondarily · English
secondarily · rank #59,697 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,697
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH seawall
Nearest frequency peer: seawall (-1 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 “secondarily”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Schuman
Schuman
40,307 corpus weight
- seawall
seawall
40,305 corpus weight
- secondarily
secondarily
40,304 corpus weight
- Shani
Shani
40,303 corpus weight
- shapeshifter
shapeshifter
40,302 corpus weight
- shivered
shivered
40,300 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “secondarily” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | secondarily |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˌsɛkənˈdɛɹəli/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #59,697 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “secondarily” in English
Rare enough to double-check
secondarily is uncommon English at frequency #59,697 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˌsɛkənˈdɛɹəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for secondarily in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly. The correct English form is secondarily, spelled S-E-C-O-N-D-A-R-I-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a secondary manner or degree.
- 2In a secondary manner or degree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how secondarily appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Primarily, this will cause deaths; secondarily, it will also cost a lot of money.
And God hath ſet ſome in the Church, firſt Apoſtles, ſecondarily Pꝛophets, thirdly Teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpes in gouernmẽts, diuerſities of tongues.
Etymology
From Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -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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