interestingly

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

adv

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

The verdict

“interestingly” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,998
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an interesting way.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interestingly · interestingly · English

interestingly · rank #12,998 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #12,998
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 21 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH intercourse

Nearest frequency peer: intercourse (-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.

incurred

87,007
indoors

87,005
intercourse

87,004
interesting…

87,003
Isaiah

87,002
isolate

87,001

What this shows “interestingly” 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).

interestingly vs interesting

85% similar

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

Key facts for interestingly
Property	Value
Headword	interestingly
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#12,998
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interestingly”

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

#12,998

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “intercourse” (#12,997), “Isaiah” (#12,999), “indoors” (#12,996). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interestingly” is #12,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around interestingly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #12,998 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for interestingly, with forms such as "inetrestingly", "innterestingly", and "inteerstingly". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "interesting", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From interesting + -ly. The correct English form is interestingly, spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G-L-Y.

Definition

1
In an interesting way.
2
It is interesting to note that…

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

In The Perfumed Garden, Nefzawi digressively but interestingly discusses, in great and curious detail, the amorous activities of animals.
Shimon’s interestingly stereotypical role as a conformist, but in reality covertly resistant, dominand […] is accentuated in the second half of the story[.]

Etymology

From interesting + -ly.

This word in other languages

interesantemente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

inetrestingly
innterestingly
inteerstingly
interesitngly
interesstingly
interestignly
interestinggly
interestinglly
interestinglyy
interestingyl
interestinlgy
interestinngly
interestnigly
interesttingly
interetsingly
interrestingly
intersetingly
intreestingly
intterestingly
itnerestingly
niterestingly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interestingly - 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 "interestingly"

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 "interestingly"?

"interestingly" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G-L-Y.

What does "interestingly" mean?

As an adverb, "interestingly" means: In an interesting way.

What words are commonly confused with "interestingly"?

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

What is the origin of the word "interestingly"?

From interesting + -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 "interestingly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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