gratefully

/ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/

//ˈɡɹeɪtfəli// adv

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"gratefully" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gratefully” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,654
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-gratefully · gratefully · English

gratefully · rank #41,654 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,654
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH gramophone

Nearest frequency peer: gramophone (-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 “gratefully”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gratefully” 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).

gratefully vs grateful
80% similar
gratefully vs gracefully
90% similar

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

Key facts for gratefully
PropertyValue
Headwordgratefully
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,654
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gratefully”

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).gratefullylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “gramophone” (#41,653), “grammatically” (#41,652), “GTR” (#41,656). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gratefully” is #41,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gratefully (IPA /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #41,654 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a grateful manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gratefully, with forms such as "gartefully", "ggratefully", and "graetfully". 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, "grateful", "gracefully", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From grateful + -ly. The correct English form is gratefully, spelled G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a grateful manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
  2. The patients were all treated at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital, Sandy Bay, Hong Kong, and the work of all colleagues, nursing staff and collaborators in this study is gratefully acknowledged.

Etymology

From grateful + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gartefully
  • ggratefully
  • graetfully
  • grateffully
  • gratefluly
  • gratefullyy
  • gratefuly
  • gratefulyl
  • grateuflly
  • gratfeully
  • grattefully
  • grratefully
  • grtaefully
  • rgatefully

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gratefully - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gartefully2ggratefully1graetfully2grateffully1gratefluly2gratefullyy1gratefuly1gratefulyl2
Edit distance from "gratefully"

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 "gratefully"?
"gratefully" is spelled G-R-A-T-E-F-U-L-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/.
What does "gratefully" mean?
As an adverb, "gratefully" means: In a grateful manner.
What words are commonly confused with "gratefully"?
"gratefully" is commonly confused with "grateful", "gracefully". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gratefully"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gratefully" is /ˈɡɹeɪtfəli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gratefully"?
From grateful + -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 "gratefully", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gramophone#41,653Hartlepool#41,665foursquare#41,637ineptitude#41,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Haymarket14 variantsenlarging14 variantsdreadfully14 variantsdislodged14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list