sensationally
/sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/
"sensationally" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sensationally” is uncommon English (frequency #87,807 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,807
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a sensational manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sensationally · sensationally · English
sensationally · rank #87,807 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,807
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH sensitize
Nearest frequency peer: sensitize (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sensationally”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Seda
Seda
12,199 corpus weight
- seel
seel
12,197 corpus weight
- sensational…
sensationally
12,194 corpus weight
- sensitize
sensitize
12,193 corpus weight
- sessional
sessional
12,192 corpus weight
- shapeshift
shapeshift
12,190 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sensationally” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sensationally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #87,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sensationally” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sensationally is uncommon English at frequency #87,807 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sensationally, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From sensational + -ly. The correct English form is sensationally, spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a sensational manner.
- 2To a sensational extent; amazingly.
Etymology
From sensational + -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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.