guiltily
/ˈɡɪltˌɪli/
"guiltily" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“guiltily” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a guilty manner; as if guilty.
Corpus desk
Index EN-guiltily · guiltily · English
guiltily · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guiltily |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “guiltily” in English
Rare enough to double-check
guiltily is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈɡɪltˌɪli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a guilty manner; as if guilty.".
Zero misspellings are on record for guiltily in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From guilty + -ly. The correct English form is guiltily, spelled G-U-I-L-T-I-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a guilty manner; as if guilty.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how guiltily appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Guiltily, from time to time, she took swift inquiring looks at Mina, who was dressed more carefully, and had fresh plaited her hair.
He was guiltily aware now that he had kept Podson in the dark about the state of his finances to secure that extra fortnight's painting.
Etymology
From guilty + -ly.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.