thirdly
/ˈθɜːdli/
"thirdly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thirdly” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,995
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the third place; third in a row.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thirdly · thirdly · English
thirdly · rank #26,995 · 12 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,995
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Tariq
Nearest frequency peer: Tariq (-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 “thirdly”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- tabernacle
tabernacle
73,010 corpus weight
- tagline
tagline
73,009 corpus weight
- talisman
talisman
73,008 corpus weight
- Tariq
Tariq
73,007 corpus weight
- thirdly
thirdly
73,006 corpus weight
- thwart
thwart
73,005 corpus weight
What this shows “thirdly” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | thirdly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈθɜːdli/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “thirdly”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around thirdly (IPA /ˈθɜːdli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #26,995 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In the third place; third in a row.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for thirdly, with forms such as "htirdly", "thhirdly", and "thidrly". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "thirty", "thirds", "thirsty", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From third + -ly. The correct English form is thirdly, spelled T-H-I-R-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In the third place; third in a row.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how thirdly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And God hath ſet ſome in the Church, firſt Apoſtles, ſecondarily Pꝛophets, thirdly Teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpes in gouernmẽts, diuerſities of tongues.
Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
Etymology
From third + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- htirdly
- thhirdly
- thidrly
- thirddly
- thirdlly
- thirdlyy
- thirdyl
- thirldy
- thirrdly
- thridly
- tihrdly
- tthirdly
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thirdly - 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.
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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "thirdly", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).