fraudulently

Name: fraudulently, 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

“fraudulently” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,248
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-fraudulently · fraudulently · English

fraudulently · rank #33,248 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #33,248
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH FOIA

Nearest frequency peer: FOIA (-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.

flicking

66,757
fluctuation

66,755
FOIA

66,754
fraudulently

66,753
gander

66,751
gauze

66,750

What this shows “fraudulently” 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).

fraudulently vs fraudulent

83% similar

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

Key facts for fraudulently
Property	Value
Headword	fraudulently
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#33,248
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fraudulently”

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).fraudulentlylands here:

#33,248

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “FOIA” (#33,247), “fluctuation” (#33,246), “gander” (#33,250). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fraudulently” is #33,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around fraudulently, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #33,248 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a fraudulent manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for fraudulently, with forms such as "farudulently", "ffraudulently", and "fraduulently". 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, "fraudulent", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fraudulently; equivalent to fraudulent + -ly. The correct English form is fraudulently, spelled F-R-A-U-D-U-L-E-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a fraudulent manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

But there is one study that has been interpreted to suggest it is at least possible. It found that between 32,000 and 2.8 million noncitizen voters might have fraudulently cast ballots in the 2008 presidential election. The study, based on a survey of 38,000 people after that election, has been under fire since it was published in 2014.

Etymology

From Middle English fraudulently; equivalent to fraudulent + -ly.

This word in other languages

fraudulentamente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

farudulently
ffraudulently
fraduulently
frauddulently
fraudluently
frauduelntly
fraudulenlty
fraudulenntly
fraudulentlly
fraudulentlyy
fraudulenttly
fraudulentyl
frauduletnly
fraudullently
fraudulnetly
frauudlently
frraudulently
fruadulently
rfaudulently

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "fraudulently"

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 "fraudulently"?

"fraudulently" is spelled F-R-A-U-D-U-L-E-N-T-L-Y.

What does "fraudulently" mean?

As an adverb, "fraudulently" means: In a fraudulent manner.

What words are commonly confused with "fraudulently"?

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

What is the origin of the word "fraudulently"?

From Middle English fraudulently; equivalent to fraudulent + -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 "fraudulently", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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