immorally

adv

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

The verdict

“immorally” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immorally · immorally · English

immorally · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for immorally
PropertyValue
Headwordimmorally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “immorally” in English

immorallysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

immorally is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.".

immorally doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From immoral + -ly. The correct English form is immorally, spelled I-M-M-O-R-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Noticing the fiver that fell out his friend's pocket, he was reluctant to behave immorally.

Etymology

From immoral + -ly.

This word in other languages

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 "immorally"?
"immorally" is spelled I-M-M-O-R-A-L-L-Y.
What does "immorally" mean?
As an adverb, "immorally" means: In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.
What is the origin of the word "immorally"?
From immoral + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list