immediately

Name: immediately, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/

//ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li// adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“immediately” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,121
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immediately · immediately · English

immediately · rank #1,121 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-COMMON #1,121
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH forces

Nearest frequency peer: forces (-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.

earlier

98,883
forces

98,881
immediately

98,880
jobs

98,879
leaving

98,878
minute

98,877

What this shows “immediately” 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).

immediately vs immediate

82% similar

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

Key facts for immediately
Property	Value
Headword	immediately
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	/ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#1,121
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immediately”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).immediatelylands here:

#1,121

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “forces” (#1,120), “jobs” (#1,122), “leaving” (#1,123). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immediately” is #1,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around immediately (IPA /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,121 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for immediately, with forms such as "imediately", "imemdiately", and "immdeiately". 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, "immediate", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly. The correct English form is immediately, spelled I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E-L-Y.

Definition

1
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
2
Without any intervening time or space.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

I hope we can begin immediately.
His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.

Etymology

From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -ly.

Synonyms

forthwith now right away straightaway tout de suite directlyanoonASAP at once by and by forthwithal incontinently instanter instantlyno sooner said than doneon the nail on the spoton the spur of the momentpronto right nowright offsoon statthis instanttoot sweet yesterday

Antonyms

eventually

This word in other languages

inmediatamente(Español)immédiatement(Français)sofort(Deutsch)imediatamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

imediately
imemdiately
immdeiately
immedaitely
immeddiately
immediaetly
immediatelly
immediatelyy
immediateyl
immediatley
immediattely
immeditaely
immeidately
mimediately

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immediately - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "immediately"

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 "immediately"?

"immediately" is spelled I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/.

What does "immediately" mean?

As an adverb, "immediately" means: In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

What words are commonly confused with "immediately"?

"immediately" is commonly confused with "immediate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "immediately"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immediately" is /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/. 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 "immediately"?

From Middle English immediatly, equivalent to immediate + -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 "immediately", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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