tacitly

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"tacitly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tacitly” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,441
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tacitly · tacitly · English

tacitly · rank #42,441 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,441
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tablecloth

Nearest frequency peer: tablecloth (-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 “tacitly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tacitly” 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).

tacitly vs Tacitus
57% similar
tacitly vs tacit
71% similar

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

Key facts for tacitly
PropertyValue
Headwordtacitly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,441
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tacitly”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tacitlylands 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 “tablecloth” (#42,440), “tailing” (#42,442), “tailings” (#42,443). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tacitly” is #42,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tacitly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #42,441 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tacitly, with forms such as "atcitly", "taccitly", and "tacilty". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Tacitus", "tacit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tacit + -ly. The correct English form is tacitly, spelled T-A-C-I-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Your failure to object to the request resulted in you tacitly approving the change.
  2. The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation.

Etymology

From tacit + -ly.

This word in other languages

tácitamente(Español)tacitement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atcitly
  • taccitly
  • tacilty
  • tacitlly
  • tacitlyy
  • tacittly
  • tacityl
  • tactily
  • taictly
  • tcaitly
  • ttacitly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atcitly2taccitly1tacilty2tacitlly1tacitlyy1tacittly1tacityl2tactily2
Edit distance from "tacitly"

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 "tacitly"?
"tacitly" is spelled T-A-C-I-T-L-Y.
What does "tacitly" mean?
As an adverb, "tacitly" means: In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied.
What words are commonly confused with "tacitly"?
"tacitly" is commonly confused with "Tacitus", "tacit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "tacitly"?
From tacit + -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 "tacitly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tailing#42,442thicket#42,448tidying#42,452subplot#42,429

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

startle11 variantsuncooked11 variantsSherwin11 variantsSharjah11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list