excitedly

adv

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

The verdict

“excitedly” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,781
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In an excited manner.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

excitedly vs excited
78% similar

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

Key facts for excitedly
PropertyValue
Headwordexcitedly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,781
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “excitedly” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around excitedly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #26,781 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an excited manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for excitedly, with forms such as "ecxitedly", "exccitedly", and "excietdly". 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, "excited", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From excited + -ly. The correct English form is excitedly, spelled E-X-C-I-T-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an excited manner.

Etymology

From excited + -ly.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecxitedly,exccitedly,excietdly,excitdely,exciteddly,excitedlly,excitedlyy,excitedyl,exciteldy,excittedly,exctiedly,exictedly,exxcitedly,xecitedly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of excitedly - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecxitedly2exccitedly1excietdly2excitdely2exciteddly1excitedlly1excitedlyy1excitedyl2
Edit distance from "excitedly"

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 "excitedly"?
"excitedly" is spelled E-X-C-I-T-E-D-L-Y.
What does "excitedly" mean?
As an adverb, "excitedly" means: In an excited manner.
What words are commonly confused with "excitedly"?
"excitedly" is commonly confused with "excited". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "excitedly"?
From excited + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “excitedly”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-X-C-I-T-E-D-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “excited” - see the side-by-side comparison. excitedly vs excited
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list