# belatedly

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #48,615

## Definitions
1. In a belated manner; tardily.

## Etymology
From belated + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **belated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belated-vs-belatedly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbelatedly`, `bealtedly`, `belaetdly`, `belatdely`, `belateddly`, `belatedlly`, `belatedlyy`, `belatedyl`, `belateldy`, `belattedly`, `bellatedly`, `beltaedly`, `bleatedly`, `eblatedly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/belatedly