Which to use
“materially” is an adverb and “materials” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,132
- “materially” frequency rank
- #1,731
- “materials” frequency rank
- 19863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | materially | materials |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics. | plural of material |
Letter map: materially vs materials
Shared letters muted; letters that set materially and materials apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Role in the sentence - materially and materials
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: materially is anadverb and materialsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
materially is recorded at frequency rank #18,132, classified as anadv. materials is at rank #1,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced /məˈtɪɹi.əlz/.
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 19863, this pair ranks #435,196 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of materially vs materials
Shared letters: aeilmrt. Private to "materially": y. Private to "materials": s.
"materially" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "materials" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- materially ← amterially · maetrially · mateirally · materailly · materiallyy · materialy · materialyl · materilaly
- materials ← amterials · maetrials · mateirals · materails · materialls · materialss · materiasl · materilas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "materially" and "materials" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "materially" vs "materials" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "materially" and "materials".
- Full dictionary entry for "materially" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "materials" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,196 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "materially" and "materials" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "materialist vs materials". 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 #435,196 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.