guiltylike

adv

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

The verdict

“guiltylike” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - guiltily

Key facts for guiltylike
PropertyValue
Headwordguiltylike
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “guiltylike” sits in English frequency

guiltylike falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for guiltylike is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "guiltily".

No generated misspelling entries exist for guiltylike in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From guilty + -like. The correct English form is guiltylike, spelled G-U-I-L-T-Y-L-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    guiltily

Etymology

From guilty + -like.

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 "guiltylike"?
"guiltylike" is spelled G-U-I-L-T-Y-L-I-K-E.
What does "guiltylike" mean?
As an adverb, "guiltylike" means: guiltily
What is the origin of the word "guiltylike"?
From guilty + -like. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “guiltylike”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is G-U-I-L-T-Y-L-I-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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