# painstakingly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ · frequency rank #35,449

## Definitions
1. In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

## Etymology
From painstaking + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **painstaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painstaking-vs-painstakingly)

## Common misspellings (21)
`apinstakingly`, `painnstakingly`, `painsatkingly`, `painsstakingly`, `painstaikngly`, `painstakignly`, `painstakinggly`, `painstakinglly`, `painstakinglyy`, `painstakingyl`, `painstakinlgy`, `painstakinngly`, `painstakkingly`, `painstaknigly`, `painstkaingly`, `painsttakingly`, `paintsakingly`, `paisntakingly`, `panistakingly`, `pianstakingly`, `ppainstakingly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/painstakingly