adequately

Name: adequately, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“adequately” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,175
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 adequate manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adequately · adequately · English

adequately · rank #12,175 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #12,175
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH accustomed

Nearest frequency peer: accustomed (-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.

zinc

87,829
a1

87,828
accustomed

87,827
adequately

87,826
Ahmad

87,825
Alicia

87,824

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

adequately vs adequate

80% similar

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

Key facts for adequately
Property	Value
Headword	adequately
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#12,175
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adequately”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).adequatelylands here:

#12,175

#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 “accustomed” (#12,174), “Ahmad” (#12,176), “a1” (#12,173). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adequately” is #12,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around adequately, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,175 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for adequately, with forms such as "addequately", "adeqautely", and "adeqquately". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "adequate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adequate + -ly. The correct English form is adequately, spelled A-D-E-Q-U-A-T-E-L-Y.

Definition

1
In an adequate manner.
2
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
3
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

A loving relationship with a proper companion animal, a relationship that adequately provides for the animal's physical and psychological needs, is not at all inconsistent with the principles and advocacy of animal rights.

Etymology

From adequate + -ly.

This word in other languages

adecuadamente(Español)adéquamment(Français)adequadamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

addequately
adeqautely
adeqquately
adequaetly
adequatelly
adequatelyy
adequateyl
adequatley
adequattely
adequtaely
adeuqately
adqeuately
aedquately
daequately

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "adequately"

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 "adequately"?

"adequately" is spelled A-D-E-Q-U-A-T-E-L-Y.

What does "adequately" mean?

As an adverb, "adequately" means: In an adequate manner.

What words are commonly confused with "adequately"?

"adequately" is commonly confused with "adequate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "adequately"?

From adequate + -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 "adequately", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

accustomed#12,174 vocational#12,167 bargaining#12,187 chronicles#12,203

Similar misspelling depth

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

amazingly14 variants approximate14 variants underwent14 variants classmates14 variants