symmetrically
"symmetrically" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“symmetrically” is uncommon English (frequency #53,899 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,899
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry
Corpus desk
Index EN-symmetrically · symmetrically · English
symmetrically · rank #53,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,899
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH symbolise
Nearest frequency peer: symbolise (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “symmetrically”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Suter
Suter
46,106 corpus weight
- Suzhou
Suzhou
46,105 corpus weight
- symbolise
symbolise
46,103 corpus weight
- symmetrical…
symmetrically
46,102 corpus weight
- Tahitian
Tahitian
46,101 corpus weight
- Taoism
Taoism
46,099 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “symmetrically” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | symmetrically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #53,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “symmetrically” in English
Rare enough to double-check
symmetrically is uncommon English at frequency #53,899 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry".
symmetrically has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From symmetrical + -ly. The correct English form is symmetrically, spelled S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how symmetrically appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
diagonals symmetrically intermediate between the horizontal axes, terminate in the interaxal basal angles
The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards, which may result in the accumulation of an unidentified leftness determinant, which flows into the node symmetrically, on the left side of the node.
Etymology
From symmetrical + -ly.
Antonyms
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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.
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