Which to use
“popularity” is a noun and “popularly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,788
- “popularity” frequency rank
- #23,070
- “popularly” frequency rank
- 27858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | popularity | popularly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large. | In a popular manner. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set popularity and popularly apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: popularity is anoun and popularlyanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
popularity is recorded at frequency rank #4,788, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/. popularly is at rank #23,070, 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 27858, this pair ranks #375,545 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of popularity vs popularly
Shared letters: alopruy. Private to "popularity": it. Private to "popularly": -.
"popularity" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "popularly" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- popularity ← oppularity · popluarity · poppularity · popualrity · populairty · popularitty · popularityy · populariyt
- popularly ← oppularly · popluarly · poppularly · popualrly · populalry · popularlly · popularlyy · popularrly
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "popularity" and "popularly" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "popularity" or "popularly"?
Remembering popularity vs popularly
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “popularity”; for an adverb, it's “popularly”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “popularity” entry
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