# criminality vs criminally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### criminality
*noun · frequency rank #29,227*
The state of being criminal.

### criminally
*adverb · frequency rank #24,716*
In a criminal manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/criminality-vs-criminally