traditionally
/tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/
"traditionally" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“traditionally” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,532 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #6,532
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a traditional manner.
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 | traditionally |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #6,532 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “traditionally” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for traditionally is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,532 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for traditionally, with forms such as "rtaditionally", "tarditionally", and "tradditionally". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "traditional", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From traditional + -ly. The correct English form is traditionally, spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a traditional manner.
- 2From the beginning.
Etymology
From traditional + -ly.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtaditionally,tarditionally,tradditionally,tradiitonally,traditinoally,traditioanlly,traditionallyy,traditionaly,traditionalyl,traditionlaly,traditionnally,traditoinally,tradittionally,tradtiionally,traidtionally,trdaitionally,trraditionally,ttraditionally
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of traditionally - 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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Using “traditionally”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “traditional” - see the side-by-side comparison. traditionally vs traditional
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.