hurriedly

/ˈhɝɪdli/

//ˈhɝɪdli// adv

"hurriedly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hurriedly” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,500
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-hurriedly · hurriedly · English

hurriedly · rank #37,500 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,500
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Humber

Nearest frequency peer: Humber (-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 “hurriedly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hurriedly” 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).

hurriedly vs hurried
78% similar

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

Key facts for hurriedly
PropertyValue
Headwordhurriedly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈhɝɪdli/
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,500
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hurriedly”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Humber” (#37,499), “hyping” (#37,501), “hoyer” (#37,498). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hurriedly” is #37,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hurriedly (IPA /ˈhɝɪdli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #37,500 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a hurried manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hurriedly, with forms such as "hhurriedly", "hruriedly", and "huriedly". 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, "hurried", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hurried + -ly. The correct English form is hurriedly, spelled H-U-R-R-I-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a hurried manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The mother, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who at one time had been handsome, but now, asthmatic, depressed, vague, and over-feeble for her years, tried to entertain me with conversation about painting. Having heard from her daughter that I might come to Shelkovka, she had hurriedly recalled two or three of my landscapes which she had seen in exhibitions in Moscow,…
  2. “In a moment, he has torn the letter into long thin strips, and rolling them up into spills he thrusts them hurriedly in amongst the other spills in the vase on the mantle-piece.”

Etymology

From hurried + -ly.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhurriedly
  • hruriedly
  • huriedly
  • huriredly
  • hurreidly
  • hurridely
  • hurrieddly
  • hurriedlly
  • hurriedlyy
  • hurriedyl
  • hurrieldy
  • uhrriedly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hurriedly - 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.

hhurriedly1hruriedly2huriedly1huriredly2hurreidly2hurridely2hurrieddly1hurriedlly1
Edit distance from "hurriedly"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list