# dreadfully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i/ · frequency rank #41,600

## Definitions
1. In a dreadful manner; terribly.
2. Exceptionally, eminently, very much.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dredfully, dradefullich, dredefullich; equivalent to dreadful + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddreadfully`, `deradfully`, `draedfully`, `dreaddfully`, `dreadffully`, `dreadfluly`, `dreadfullyy`, `dreadfuly`, `dreadfulyl`, `dreaduflly`, `dreafdully`, `dredafully`, `drreadfully`, `rdeadfully`

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