meticulously

Name: meticulously, 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

“meticulously” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,167
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-meticulously · meticulously · English

meticulously · rank #26,167 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #26,167
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH metaphysics

Nearest frequency peer: metaphysics (-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.

MEP

73,837
metaphysics

73,835
meticulously

73,834
mite

73,832
momentary

73,831
Montague

73,830

What this shows “meticulously” 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).

meticulously vs meticulous

83% similar

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

Key facts for meticulously
Property	Value
Headword	meticulously
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#26,167
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “meticulously”

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).meticulouslylands here:

#26,167

#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 “metaphysics” (#26,166), “mite” (#26,169), “MEP” (#26,164). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “meticulously” is #26,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around meticulously, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #26,167 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a meticulous manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for meticulously, with forms such as "emticulously", "meitculously", and "metciulously". 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, "meticulous", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From meticulous + -ly. The correct English form is meticulously, spelled M-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a meticulous manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Near-synonyms: carefully, methodically, precisely, rigorously, scrupulously, thoroughly
In fact, they ran that forty-three minutes’ meeting so meticulously, they even took input from the public with predictable results.

Etymology

From meticulous + -ly.

This word in other languages

meticulosamente(Español)minutieusement(Français)minutiös(Deutsch)meticulosamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emticulously
meitculously
metciulously
meticculously
meticluously
meticullously
meticulosuly
meticuloulsy
meticulouslly
meticulouslyy
meticuloussly
meticulousyl
meticuluosly
meticuolusly
metiuclously
metticulously
mmeticulously
mteiculously

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

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 "meticulously"?

"meticulously" is spelled M-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y.

What does "meticulously" mean?

As an adverb, "meticulously" means: In a meticulous manner.

What words are commonly confused with "meticulously"?

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

What is the origin of the word "meticulously"?

From meticulous + -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 "meticulously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

purposefully#26,216 radiotherapy#26,219 suspiciously#26,273 unmistakable#26,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

metaphysics18 variants heterogeneous18 variants amalgamation18 variants workmanship18 variants