jealously

adv

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

The verdict

“jealously” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,214
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-jealously · jealously · English

jealously · rank #43,214 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,214
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jada

Nearest frequency peer: Jada (-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 “jealously”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jealously” 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).

jealously vs jealousy
89% similar
jealously vs jealous
78% similar

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

Key facts for jealously
PropertyValue
Headwordjealously
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,214
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jealously”

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).jealouslylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Jada” (#43,213), “Jervis” (#43,215), “IOM” (#43,211). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jealously” is #43,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around jealously, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #43,214 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a jealous manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for jealously, with forms such as "ejalously", "jaelously", and "jeallously". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "jealousy", "jealous", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From jealous + -ly. The correct English form is jealously, spelled J-E-A-L-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a jealous manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "[…] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion, something jealously.
  2. Ah! my brother, we do well to watch our birthright jealously; the least invasion on the meanest peasant, the slightest encroachment of the powerful, are not matters to be neglected—such are the first steps of tyranny.

Etymology

From jealous + -ly.

This word in other languages

envidiosamente(Español)jalousement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejalously
  • jaelously
  • jeallously
  • jealosuly
  • jealoulsy
  • jealouslly
  • jealouslyy
  • jealoussly
  • jealousyl
  • jealuosly
  • jeaolusly
  • jelaously
  • jjealously

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejalously2jaelously2jeallously1jealosuly2jealoulsy2jealouslly1jealouslyy1jealoussly1
Edit distance from "jealously"

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 "jealously"?
"jealously" is spelled J-E-A-L-O-U-S-L-Y.
What does "jealously" mean?
As an adverb, "jealously" means: In a jealous manner.
What words are commonly confused with "jealously"?
"jealously" is commonly confused with "jealousy", "jealous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "jealously"?
From jealous + -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 "jealously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list