Which to use
“savagely” is an adverb and “savagery” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,542
- “savagely” frequency rank
- #34,273
- “savagery” frequency rank
- 73815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | savagely | savagery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner. | Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity. |
Letter map: savagely vs savagery
Shared letters muted; letters that set savagely and savagery apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. savagely and savagery follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for savagely / savagery
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: savagely is anadverb and savageryanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “savagely” becomes r in “savagery”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
savagely is recorded at frequency rank #39,542, classified as anadv. savagery is at rank #34,273, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/.
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 73815, this pair ranks #38,327 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of savagely vs savagery
Shared letters: aegsvy. Private to "savagely": l. Private to "savagery": r.
"savagely" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "savagery" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "savagely" for "savagery" ever safe?
Which is more common, "savagely" or "savagery"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "savagely" and "savagery".
- Full dictionary entry for "savagely" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "savagery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,327 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "savagely" and "savagery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "savagely vs savages". 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 #38,327 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.