severally
/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəli/
"severally" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“severally” is uncommon English (frequency #71,906 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,906
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - separately
Corpus desk
Index EN-severally · severally · English
severally · rank #71,906 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,906
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Seto
Nearest frequency peer: Seto (-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 “severally”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- semolina
semolina
28,099 corpus weight
- Septimus
Septimus
28,098 corpus weight
- Seto
Seto
28,096 corpus weight
- severally
severally
28,095 corpus weight
- Shadi
Shadi
28,092 corpus weight
- shahi
shahi
28,091 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “severally” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | severally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəli/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,906 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “severally” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
severally is uncommon English at frequency #71,906 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for severally, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From several + -ly. The correct English form is severally, spelled S-E-V-E-R-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1separately
- 2Several times, repeatedly
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how severally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I will diſpatch you ſeuerally. You to Lord Lucius, to Lord Lucullus you, I hunted with his Honor to-day; [...]
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of t…
Etymology
From several + -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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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