# criminally vs criminals

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### criminals
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪmɪnəlz/ · frequency rank #5,590*
plural of criminal

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