traditionary
"traditionary" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“traditionary” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traditional, of or relating to tradition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-traditionary · traditionary · English
traditionary · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | traditionary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “traditionary” in English
Rare enough to double-check
traditionary is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Traditional, of or relating to tradition.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for traditionary in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tradition + -ary. The correct English form is traditionary, spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Traditional, of or relating to tradition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how traditionary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] they are ready to think it an hereticall way for any man to step out of the beaten trod of their teachers traditionary religion.
[…] as few or no records were extant in those days, and traditionary history stuff’d with fables, it was very easy after the lapse of a few generations, to trump up some superstitious tale conveniently timed, Mahomet like, to cram hereditary right down the throats of the vulgar.
Etymology
From tradition + -ary.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.