Which to use
“hearted” is a verb and “heartedly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,059
- “hearted” frequency rank
- #39,348
- “heartedly” frequency rank
- 49407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hearted | heartedly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of heart | In a hearted manner. |
Letter map: hearted vs heartedly
Shared letters muted; letters that set hearted and heartedly apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - hearted and heartedly
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hearted is averb and heartedlyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “hearted” sits inside “heartedly”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hearted is recorded at frequency rank #10,059, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈhɑːtɪd/. heartedly is at rank #39,348, 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 49407, this pair ranks #183,913 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hearted vs heartedly
Shared letters: adehrt. Private to "hearted": -. Private to "heartedly": ly.
"hearted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "heartedly" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hearted" and "heartedly" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "hearted" or "heartedly" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "hearted" vs "heartedly" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hearted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heartedly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,913 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hearted" and "heartedly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heartedly vs heartily". 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 #183,913 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.