guiltlessly

adv

"guiltlessly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guiltlessly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

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

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Index EN-guiltlessly · guiltlessly · English

guiltlessly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for guiltlessly
PropertyValue
Headwordguiltlessly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “guiltlessly” in English

guiltlesslyranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guiltlessly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In a guiltless manner; innocently.".

No misspelling variants are generated for guiltlessly in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From guiltless + -ly. The correct English form is guiltlessly, spelled G-U-I-L-T-L-E-S-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a guiltless manner; innocently.

Etymology

From guiltless + -ly.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guiltlessly"?
"guiltlessly" is spelled G-U-I-L-T-L-E-S-S-L-Y.
What does "guiltlessly" mean?
As an adverb, "guiltlessly" means: In a guiltless manner; innocently.
What is the origin of the word "guiltlessly"?
From guiltless + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list