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"sporadically" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sporadically” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,192
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sporadically · sporadically · English

sporadically · rank #32,192 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,192
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spiteful

Nearest frequency peer: spiteful (-2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sporadically”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sporadically” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sporadically
PropertyValue
Headwordsporadically
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#32,192
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sporadically”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sporadicallylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “spiteful” (#32,190), “stifled” (#32,194), “spangled” (#32,189). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sporadically” is #32,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around sporadically, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #32,192 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for sporadically, with forms such as "psoradically", "sopradically", and "spoardically". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sporadic + -ally. The correct English form is sporadically, spelled S-P-O-R-A-D-I-C-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Valencia threatened sporadically in the first half with Miguel having a decent effort deflected wide by Ashley Cole, while Jordi Alba's near-post cross was flicked into the sidenetting by Pablo Hernandez.

Etymology

From sporadic + -ally.

Synonyms

intermittentlydiscontinuously

This word in other languages

esporádicamente(Español)sporadisch(Deutsch)pontualmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psoradically
  • sopradically
  • spoardically
  • sporadcially
  • sporaddically
  • sporadiaclly
  • sporadicallyy
  • sporadicaly
  • sporadicalyl
  • sporadiccally
  • sporadiclaly
  • sporaidcally
  • spordaically
  • sporradically
  • spporadically
  • sproadically
  • ssporadically

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sporadically - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

psoradically2sopradically2spoardically2sporadcially2sporaddically1sporadiaclly2sporadicallyy1sporadicaly1
Edit distance from "sporadically"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sporadically"?
"sporadically" is spelled S-P-O-R-A-D-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
What does "sporadically" mean?
As an adverb, "sporadically" means: At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.
What are common misspellings of "sporadically"?
Common misspellings include "psoradically", "sopradically", "spoardically", "sporadcially", "sporaddically". The correct spelling is "sporadically".
What is the origin of the word "sporadically"?
From sporadic + -ally. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sporadically", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

stipulation17 variantssubtropical17 variantsunrelenting17 variantsreplaceable17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list