topically
"topically" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“topically” is uncommon English (frequency #68,700 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,700
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a topical manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-topically · topically · English
topically · rank #68,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,700
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Topher
Nearest frequency peer: Topher (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “topically”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tomoe
tomoe
31,305 corpus weight
- toph
toph
31,303 corpus weight
- Topher
Topher
31,302 corpus weight
- topically
topically
31,301 corpus weight
- Townley
Townley
31,299 corpus weight
- tramping
tramping
31,297 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “topically” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | topically |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,700 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “topically” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
topically is uncommon English at frequency #68,700 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for topically, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From topical + -ly. The correct English form is topically, spelled T-O-P-I-C-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a topical manner.
- 2(Applied) to a localized part of the body.
Etymology
From topical + -ly.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.