Which to use
“predictable” is an adjective and “predictably” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,258
- “predictable” frequency rank
- #29,047
- “predictably” frequency rank
- 39305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | predictable | predictably |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Able to be predicted. | In a manner that can be expected or anticipated. |
Letter map: predictable vs predictably
Shared letters muted; letters that set predictable and predictably apart highlighted. Shared run: 10.
Role in the sentence - predictable and predictably
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: predictable is anadjective and predictablyanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “predictable” becomes y in “predictably”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
predictable is recorded at frequency rank #10,258, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɹɪˈdɪktəbl̩/. predictably is at rank #29,047, 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 39305, this pair ranks #277,906 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of predictable vs predictably
Shared letters: abcdeilprt. Private to "predictable": -. Private to "predictably": y.
"predictable" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV · "predictably" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- predictable ← perdictable · ppredictable · prdeictable · predcitable · preddictable · predicatble · predicctable · predictabble
- predictably ← perdictably · ppredictably · prdeictably · predcitably · preddictably · predicatbly · predicctably · predictabbly
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "predictable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "predictably" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,906 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #277,906 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.