adamantly

adv

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"adamantly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adamantly” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,976. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,976
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an immovable or inflexible manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adamantly · adamantly · English

adamantly · rank #41,976 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,976
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH acetaminophen

Nearest frequency peer: acetaminophen (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “adamantly”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “adamantly” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adamantly vs adamant
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adamantly
PropertyValue
Headwordadamantly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,976
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adamantly”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).adamantlylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “acetaminophen” (#41,975), “adder” (#41,977), “administratively” (#41,978). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adamantly” is #41,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around adamantly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #41,976 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an immovable or inflexible manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for adamantly, with forms such as "aadmantly", "adaamntly", and "adamanlty". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "adamant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adamant + -ly. The correct English form is adamantly, spelled A-D-A-M-A-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an immovable or inflexible manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how adamantly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She is adamantly denying the allegations.

Etymology

From adamant + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadmantly
  • adaamntly
  • adamanlty
  • adamanntly
  • adamantlly
  • adamantlyy
  • adamanttly
  • adamantyl
  • adamatnly
  • adammantly
  • adamnatly
  • addamantly
  • admaantly
  • daamantly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adamantly - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aadmantly2adaamntly2adamanlty2adamanntly1adamantlly1adamantlyy1adamanttly1adamantyl2
Edit distance from "adamantly"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adamantly"?
"adamantly" is spelled A-D-A-M-A-N-T-L-Y.
What does "adamantly" mean?
As an adverb, "adamantly" means: In an immovable or inflexible manner.
What words are commonly confused with "adamantly"?
"adamantly" is commonly confused with "adamant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "adamantly"?
From adamant + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adamantly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Agamemnon#41,982waistline#41,949assembler#42,006vasectomy#41,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

annoyingly14 variantstrumpeter14 variantstracksuit14 variantscapitalise14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list