strikingly

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"strikingly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“strikingly” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,921
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a striking way.

Corpus desk

Index EN-strikingly · strikingly · English

strikingly · rank #24,921 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,921
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH strenuous

Nearest frequency peer: strenuous (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “strikingly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “strikingly” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

strikingly vs striking
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for strikingly
PropertyValue
Headwordstrikingly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,921
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “strikingly”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).strikinglylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “strenuous” (#24,920), “stumps” (#24,923), “stockpile” (#24,918). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “strikingly” is #24,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around strikingly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #24,921 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for strikingly, with forms such as "srtikingly", "sstrikingly", and "stirkingly". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "striking", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From striking + -ly. The correct English form is strikingly, spelled S-T-R-I-K-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a striking way.
  2. 2
    To a remarkable degree or extent.
  3. 3
    Remarkably, surprisingly.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.
  2. Fully air-conditioned and fluorescently lit, it is strikingly decorated and there is a magnificent outlook through the wide windows.

Etymology

From striking + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtikingly
  • sstrikingly
  • stirkingly
  • striikngly
  • strikignly
  • strikinggly
  • strikinglly
  • strikinglyy
  • strikingyl
  • strikinlgy
  • strikinngly
  • strikkingly
  • striknigly
  • strkiingly
  • strrikingly
  • sttrikingly
  • tsrikingly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strikingly - 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.

srtikingly2sstrikingly1stirkingly2striikngly2strikignly2strikinggly1strikinglly1strikinglyy1
Edit distance from "strikingly"

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 "strikingly"?
"strikingly" is spelled S-T-R-I-K-I-N-G-L-Y.
What does "strikingly" mean?
As an adverb, "strikingly" means: In a striking way.
What words are commonly confused with "strikingly"?
"strikingly" is commonly confused with "striking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "strikingly"?
From striking + -ly. 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 "strikingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Shropshire#24,902separatist#24,898Warrington#24,952rethinking#24,887

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list