constitutionalityvsconstitutionallyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: constitutionality is a noun, constitutionally is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“constitutionality” is a noun and “constitutionally” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,120
“constitutionality” frequency rank
#25,332
“constitutionally” frequency rank
56452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constitutionality constitutionally
Definition The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution. Pertaining to one's bodily constitution; physically, physiologically.

Letter map: constitutionality vs constitutionally

Shared letters muted; letters that set constitutionality and constitutionally apart highlighted. Shared run: 15.

17 ch
constitutionality
16 ch
constitutionally

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: constitutionality is anoun and constitutionallyanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constitutionality is recorded at frequency rank #31,120, classified as anoun. constitutionally is at rank #25,332, tagged as anadv, pronounced /kɒnstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃənəli/.

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 56452, this pair ranks #126,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of constitutionality vs constitutionally

Shared letters: acilnostuy. Private to "constitutionality": -. Private to "constitutionally": -.

"constitutionality" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVCVCV  ·  "constitutionally" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constitutionalitycconstitutionality · cnostitutionality · connstitutionality · consittutionality · consstitutionality · constittuionality · constittutionality · constituitonality
  • constitutionallycconstitutionally · cnostitutionally · connstitutionally · consittutionally · consstitutionally · constittuionally · constittutionally · constituitonally

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constitutionality" and "constitutionally" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "constitutionality" is a noun and "constitutionally" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "constitutionality" or "constitutionally"?
"constitutionally" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,332 in our English list, against #31,120 for "constitutionality". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "constitutionality" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "constitutionally" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #126,192 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constitutionality" and "constitutionally" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constitutional vs constitutionally". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list