substantially

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"substantially" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“substantially” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,616
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a strong or substantial manner; considerably.

Corpus desk

Index EN-substantially · substantially · English

substantially · rank #7,616 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,616
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stuffed

Nearest frequency peer: stuffed (-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 “substantially”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “substantially” 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).

substantially vs substantial
85% similar

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

Key facts for substantially
PropertyValue
Headwordsubstantially
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#7,616
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “substantially”

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).substantiallylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “stuffed” (#7,615), “suburbs” (#7,617), “stir” (#7,614). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “substantially” is #7,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around substantially, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #7,616 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for substantially, with forms such as "sbustantially", "ssubstantially", and "subbstantially". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "substantial", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From substantial + -ly. The correct English form is substantially, spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a strong or substantial manner; considerably.
  2. 2
    To a great extent; in essence; essentially.
  3. 3
    Without material qualifications.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.

Etymology

From substantial + -ly.

Synonyms

majorlysignificantlyat heartdeep downfundamentally

This word in other languages

sustancialmente(Español)beträchtlich(Deutsch)substancialmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbustantially
  • ssubstantially
  • subbstantially
  • subsatntially
  • subsstantially
  • substanitally
  • substanntially
  • substantailly
  • substantiallyy
  • substantialy
  • substantialyl
  • substantilaly
  • substanttially
  • substatnially
  • substnatially
  • substtantially
  • subtsantially
  • susbtantially
  • usbstantially

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbustantially2ssubstantially1subbstantially1subsatntially2subsstantially1substanitally2substanntially1substantailly2
Edit distance from "substantially"

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 "substantially"?
"substantially" is spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-L-L-Y.
What does "substantially" mean?
As an adverb, "substantially" means: In a strong or substantial manner; considerably.
What words are commonly confused with "substantially"?
"substantially" is commonly confused with "substantial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "substantially"?
From substantial + -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 "substantially", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

concentrated19 variantsconsequently19 variantsneighbourhood19 variantsinterference19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list