dutifully

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"dutifully" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dutifully” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,125
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dutifully · dutifully · English

dutifully · rank #43,125 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #43,125
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dysplasia

Nearest frequency peer: dysplasia (+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 “dutifully”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dutifully” 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).

dutifully vs dutiful
78% similar

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

Key facts for dutifully
PropertyValue
Headworddutifully
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,125
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dutifully”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dutifullylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “dysplasia” (#43,126), “dumpling” (#43,123), “dulce” (#43,122). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dutifully” is #43,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dutifully, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #43,125 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dutifully, with forms such as "ddutifully", "dtuifully", and "duitfully". 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, "dutiful", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dutiful + -ly. The correct English form is dutifully, spelled D-U-T-I-F-U-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ives, who is better known for sliminess than courage, approached Samson who was dutifully attending his feudal lord Grouty as usual[…]
  2. But most Israeli mechanics say "breaks," with the "r" sound dutifully transformed from the American dog-barking noise to an upscale Frenchlike trill.

Etymology

From dutiful + -ly.

This word in other languages

attentivement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddutifully
  • dtuifully
  • duitfully
  • dutfiully
  • dutiffully
  • dutifluly
  • dutifullyy
  • dutifuly
  • dutifulyl
  • dutiuflly
  • duttifully
  • udtifully

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddutifully1dtuifully2duitfully2dutfiully2dutiffully1dutifluly2dutifullyy1dutifuly1
Edit distance from "dutifully"

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 "dutifully"?
"dutifully" is spelled D-U-T-I-F-U-L-L-Y.
What does "dutifully" mean?
As an adverb, "dutifully" means: With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
What words are commonly confused with "dutifully"?
"dutifully" is commonly confused with "dutiful". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "dutifully"?
From dutiful + -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 "dutifully", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dysplasia#43,126ecologist#43,128embodying#43,134distantly#43,115

Similar misspelling depth

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

cytokine12 variantscreamery12 variantsbreeches12 variantshouseboat12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list