Which to use
“remarkable” is an adjective and “remarkably” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,406
- “remarkable” frequency rank
- #10,118
- “remarkably” frequency rank
- 14524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarkable | remarkably |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Worthy of remark; notable; interesting. | In a remarkable manner. |
Where the eye mixes remarkable and remarkably
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remarkable vs remarkably
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remarkable is /ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩/ while remarkably is /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “remarkable” becomes y in “remarkably”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remarkable is recorded at frequency rank #4,406, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩/. remarkably is at rank #10,118, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/.
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 14524, this pair ranks #469,508 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remarkable vs remarkably
Shared letters: abeklmr. Private to "remarkable": -. Private to "remarkably": y.
"remarkable" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "remarkably" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remarkable ← ermarkable · reamrkable · remakrable · remarakble · remarkabble · remarkabel · remarkablle · remarkalbe
- remarkably ← ermarkably · reamrkably · remakrably · remarakbly · remarkabbly · remarkablly · remarkablyy · remarkabyl
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remarkable" and "remarkably" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remarkable" or "remarkably"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remarkable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarkably" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #469,508 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 #469,508 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.