hastily

/ˈheɪstɪli/

//ˈheɪstɪli// adv

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"hastily" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hastily” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,610
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hastily · hastily · English

hastily · rank #19,610 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,610
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hallelujah

Nearest frequency peer: hallelujah (-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 “hastily”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hastily” 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).

hastily vs hasty
71% similar
hastily vs hostile
71% similar
hastily vs heartily
75% similar

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

Key facts for hastily
PropertyValue
Headwordhastily
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈheɪstɪli/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,610
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hastily”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hastilylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “hallelujah” (#19,609), “Goddard” (#19,608), “headphone” (#19,612). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hastily” is #19,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hastily (IPA /ˈheɪstɪli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #19,610 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hastily, with forms such as "ahstily", "hasitly", and "hasstily". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "hasty", "hostile", "heartily", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hasty + -ly. The correct English form is hastily, spelled H-A-S-T-I-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
  2. 2
    Soon, shortly.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
  2. The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war. He spent the night in it at Eysden [Eijsden], while the Queen of the Netherlands and a hastily summoned Cabinet debated what to do with him.

Etymology

From hasty + -ly.

This word in other languages

de prisa(Español)hâtivement(Français)hastig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahstily
  • hasitly
  • hasstily
  • hastilly
  • hastilyy
  • hastiyl
  • hastliy
  • hasttily
  • hatsily
  • hhastily
  • hsatily

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hastily - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahstily2hasitly2hasstily1hastilly1hastilyy1hastiyl2hastliy2hasttily1
Edit distance from "hastily"

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 "hastily"?
"hastily" is spelled H-A-S-T-I-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈheɪstɪli/.
What does "hastily" mean?
As an adverb, "hastily" means: In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.
What words are commonly confused with "hastily"?
"hastily" is commonly confused with "hasty", "hostile", "heartily". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hastily"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hastily" is /ˈheɪstɪli/. 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 "hastily"?
From hasty + -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 "hastily", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Goddard#19,608gastric#19,606hurtful#19,617inferno#19,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list