hopelessly
/ˈhoʊplɪsli/
"hopelessly" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hopelessly” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,997
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a manner showing no hope
Corpus desk
Index EN-hopelessly · hopelessly · English
hopelessly · rank #22,997 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #22,997
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hookup
Nearest frequency peer: hookup (-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 “hopelessly”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Hogwarts
Hogwarts
77,006 corpus weight
- hookup
hookup
77,005 corpus weight
- hopelessly
hopelessly
77,004 corpus weight
- horticulture
horticulture
77,003 corpus weight
- howl
howl
77,002 corpus weight
- Huddersfield
Huddersfield
77,001 corpus weight
What this shows “hopelessly” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hopelessly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈhoʊplɪsli/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #22,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hopelessly”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around hopelessly (IPA /ˈhoʊplɪsli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #22,997 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a manner showing no hope".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for hopelessly, with forms such as "hhopelessly", "hoeplessly", and "hopeelssly". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hopeless", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hopeless + -ly. The correct English form is hopelessly, spelled H-O-P-E-L-E-S-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a manner showing no hope
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hopelessly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer.
Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross.
Etymology
From hopeless + -ly.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhopelessly
- hoeplessly
- hopeelssly
- hopeleslsy
- hopelesly
- hopelesslly
- hopelesslyy
- hopelessyl
- hopellessly
- hopelsesly
- hopleessly
- hoppelessly
- hpoelessly
- ohpelessly
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hopelessly - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).