subsequently
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/
"subsequently" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“subsequently” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,899
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Following, afterwards in either time or place.
Corpus desk
Index EN-subsequently · subsequently · English
subsequently · rank #4,899 · 19 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #4,899
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH strict
Nearest frequency peer: strict (-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 “subsequently”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sponsored
sponsored
95,105 corpus weight
- stealing
stealing
95,104 corpus weight
- strict
strict
95,103 corpus weight
- subsequently
subsequently
95,102 corpus weight
- substance
substance
95,101 corpus weight
- suggestion
suggestion
95,100 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “subsequently” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | subsequently |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “subsequently” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around subsequently (IPA /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,899 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for subsequently, with forms such as "sbusequently", "ssubsequently", and "subbsequently". 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, "subsequent", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From subsequent + -ly. The correct English form is subsequently, spelled S-U-B-S-E-Q-U-E-N-T-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Following, afterwards in either time or place.
- 2Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how subsequently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians.
“There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]”
Etymology
From subsequent + -ly.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sbusequently
- ssubsequently
- subbsequently
- subesquently
- subseqeuntly
- subseqquently
- subsequenlty
- subsequenntly
- subsequentlly
- subsequentlyy
- subsequenttly
- subsequentyl
- subsequetnly
- subsequnetly
- subseuqently
- subsqeuently
- subssequently
- susbequently
- usbsequently
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subsequently - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "subsequently", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).
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.