Which to use
“admitted” is a verb and “admittedly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,038
- “admitted” frequency rank
- #14,060
- “admittedly” frequency rank
- 17098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admitted | admittedly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of admit | As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly. |
Letter map: admitted vs admittedly
Shared letters muted; letters that set admitted and admittedly apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Grammar separator: admitted vs admittedly
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: admitted is averb and admittedlyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “admitted” sits inside “admittedly”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admitted is recorded at frequency rank #3,038, classified as averb, pronounced /ədˈmɪtɪd/. admittedly is at rank #14,060, tagged as anadv.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17098, this pair ranks #453,646 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of admitted vs admittedly
Shared letters: adeimt. Private to "admitted": -. Private to "admittedly": ly.
"admitted" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "admittedly" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- admitted ← addmitted · adimtted · admited · admitetd · admittde · admittedd · admmitted · admtited
- admittedly ← addmittedly · adimttedly · admitedly · admitetdly · admittdely · admitteddly · admittedlly · admittedlyy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "admitted" for "admittedly" ever safe?
Which is more common, "admitted" or "admittedly"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "admitted" and "admittedly".
- Full dictionary entry for "admitted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admittedly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #453,646 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admitted" and "admittedly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admired vs admitted". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #453,646 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.