divinely

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"divinely" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“divinely” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,664
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a divine manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-divinely · divinely · English

divinely · rank #40,664 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,664
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dorky

Nearest frequency peer: dorky (+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 “divinely”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “divinely” 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).

divinely vs divinity
75% similar
divinely vs divine
75% similar

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

Key facts for divinely
PropertyValue
Headworddivinely
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,664
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “divinely”

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).divinelylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dorky” (#40,665), “distilling” (#40,662), “dormer” (#40,666). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “divinely” is #40,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around divinely, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #40,664 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a divine manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for divinely, with forms such as "ddivinely", "diivnely", and "divienly". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "divinity", "divine", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From divine + -ly. The correct English form is divinely, spelled D-I-V-I-N-E-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a divine manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. And od'rous trees in prodigal array, With all the elements divinely calm
  2. 1893, John Davidson, “St Valentine’s Eve” in Fleet Street Eclogues, London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, p. 20, And brooding thus on my ephemeral flowers That smoulder in the wilderness, I thought, By envy sore distraught, Of amaranths that burn in lordly bowers, Of men divinely blessed with leisured hours,

Etymology

From divine + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivinely
  • diivnely
  • divienly
  • divinelly
  • divinelyy
  • divineyl
  • divinley
  • divinnely
  • divniely
  • divvinely
  • dviinely
  • idvinely

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddivinely1diivnely2divienly2divinelly1divinelyy1divineyl2divinley2divinnely1
Edit distance from "divinely"

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 "divinely"?
"divinely" is spelled D-I-V-I-N-E-L-Y.
What does "divinely" mean?
As an adverb, "divinely" means: In a divine manner.
What words are commonly confused with "divinely"?
"divinely" is commonly confused with "divinity", "divine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "divinely"?
From divine + -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 "divinely", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dyslexic#40,671dystopia#40,672detritus#40,653Eritrean#40,684

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

effeminate12 variantsdemeanour12 variantsexcision12 variantsexogenous12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list