Which to use
“latterly” is an adverb and “lottery” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,938
- “latterly” frequency rank
- #7,154
- “lottery” frequency rank
- 46092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | latterly | lottery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In a latter manner | A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks. |
Letter map: latterly vs lottery
Shared letters muted; letters that set latterly and lottery apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. latterly runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against lottery's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - latterly and lottery
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: latterly is anadverb and lotteryanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
latterly is recorded at frequency rank #38,938, classified as anadv. lottery is at rank #7,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɒtəɹi/.
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 46092, this pair ranks #215,043 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of latterly vs lottery
Shared letters: elrty. Private to "latterly": a. Private to "lottery": o.
"latterly" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "lottery" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "latterly" and "lottery" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "latterly" vs "lottery" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "latterly" vs "lottery" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "latterly" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lottery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,043 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "latterly" and "lottery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lottery vs lowery". 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 #215,043 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.