Which to use
“structural” is an adjective and “structurally” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,371
- “structural” frequency rank
- #22,828
- “structurally” frequency rank
- 28199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | structural | structurally |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of, relating to, or having structure. | In terms of structure. |
Letter map: structural vs structurally
Shared letters muted; letters that set structural and structurally apart highlighted. Shared run: 10.
Part-of-speech tell for structural / structurally
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: structural is anadjective and structurallyanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “structural” sits inside “structurally”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
structural is recorded at frequency rank #5,371, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/. structurally is at rank #22,828, 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 28199, this pair ranks #372,972 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of structural vs structurally
Shared letters: aclrstu. Private to "structural": -. Private to "structurally": y.
"structural" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC · "structurally" · 12 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- structural ← srtuctural · sstructural · strcutural · strructural · strucctural · structrual · structtural · structuarl
- structurally ← srtucturally · sstructurally · strcuturally · strructurally · struccturally · structrually · structturally · structuarlly
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "structural" and "structurally" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "structural" or "structurally"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "structural" and "structurally".
- Full dictionary entry for "structural" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "structurally" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,972 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "structural" and "structurally" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structural vs structured". 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 #372,972 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.