supernaturally

adv

"supernaturally" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supernaturally” is uncommon English (frequency #83,794 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,794
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-supernaturally · supernaturally · English

supernaturally · rank #83,794 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,794
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH surveil

Nearest frequency peer: surveil (+1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “supernaturally”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

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What this shows Long-tail view: where “supernaturally” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for supernaturally
PropertyValue
Headwordsupernaturally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters14
Frequency rank#83,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “supernaturally” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).supernaturallyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “surveil” (#83,795), “SWAPO” (#83,796), “Sweeny” (#83,797). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “supernaturally” is #83,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

supernaturally is uncommon English at frequency #83,794 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a supernatural manner.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for supernaturally, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English supernaturaly; equivalent to supernatural + -ly. The correct English form is supernaturally, spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-A-T-U-R-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a supernatural manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. You are supernaturally kind . . kindestest, bestestest . . . and, so, dearestest by the merest justice; only, to think of your hastening home, as if you were under an obligation to write to me in the face of the seven worlds, . . that is too much, and shall not be again — now see that it shall not.

Etymology

From Middle English supernaturaly; equivalent to supernatural + -ly.

Synonyms

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 "supernaturally"?
"supernaturally" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-N-A-T-U-R-A-L-L-Y.
What does "supernaturally" mean?
As an adverb, "supernaturally" means: In a supernatural manner.
What is the origin of the word "supernaturally"?
From Middle English supernaturaly; equivalent to supernatural + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Same letter count

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list