dangerously

Name: dangerously, 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

“dangerously” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,598
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dangerously · dangerously · English

dangerously · rank #15,598 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #15,598
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH Dane

Nearest frequency peer: Dane (-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.

crave

84,406
crows

84,405
Dane

84,404
dangerously

84,403
denounced

84,402
Dillon

84,401

What this shows “dangerously” 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).

dangerously vs dangerous

82% similar

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

Key facts for dangerously
Property	Value
Headword	dangerously
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#15,598
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dangerously”

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).dangerouslylands here:

#15,598

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Dane” (#15,597), “denounced” (#15,599), “crows” (#15,596). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dangerously” is #15,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around dangerously, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #15,598 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for dangerously, with forms such as "adngerously", "dagnerously", and "danegrously". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "dangerous", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dangerous + -ly. The correct English form is dangerously, spelled D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

It was found that it took about two years for the lost sting to be dangerously replaced, so that an annual pruning assured that they were in a state of safety where they could provide vast amusement for the children.
Add in nominations for Django Unchained, The Master and Moonrise Kingdom, and the Academy Awards look dangerously close to being about rewarding the actual best films of the year. Don't tell anyone.

Etymology

From dangerous + -ly.

This word in other languages

peligrosamente(Español)dangereusement(Français)gefährlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

adngerously
dagnerously
danegrously
dangeorusly
dangerosuly
dangeroulsy
dangerouslly
dangerouslyy
dangeroussly
dangerousyl
dangerrously
dangeruosly
danggerously
dangreously
danngerously
ddangerously
dnagerously

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dangerously - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "dangerously"

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 "dangerously"?

"dangerously" is spelled D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S-L-Y.

What does "dangerously" mean?

As an adverb, "dangerously" means: In a dangerous manner; so as to cause danger.

What words are commonly confused with "dangerously"?

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

What is the origin of the word "dangerously"?

From dangerous + -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 "dangerously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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