religiously

Name: religiously, 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

“religiously” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,334
frequency rank, English: 3,094
“R” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the manner of religion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-religiously · religiously · English

religiously · rank #21,334 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #21,334
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,094
PHOTO-FINISH relive

Nearest frequency peer: relive (+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.

recurrent

78,671
refill

78,670
religiously

78,667
relive

78,666
renewing

78,665
reopening

78,664

What this shows “religiously” 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).

religiously vs religious

82% similar

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

Key facts for religiously
Property	Value
Headword	religiously
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#21,334
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “religiously”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).religiouslylands here:

#21,334

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “relive” (#21,335), “renewing” (#21,336), “refill” (#21,331). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “religiously” is #21,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around religiously, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #21,334 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for religiously, with forms such as "erligiously", "reilgiously", and "relgiiously". 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, "religious", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From religious + -ly. The correct English form is religiously, spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

1
In the manner of religion.
2
Passionately or diligently; faithfully; conscientiously.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

It is odd he gets so many cavities since he brushes his teeth religiously, every night, rain or shine.
“My wife and I use Notion religiously to manage our day-to-day life,” he wrote on X. “I turned this into a template, let me know if you’d like to see it!”

Etymology

From religious + -ly.

This word in other languages

religiosamente(Español)religieusement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

erligiously
reilgiously
relgiiously
religgiously
religiosuly
religioulsy
religiouslly
religiouslyy
religioussly
religiousyl
religiuosly
religoiusly
reliigously
relligiously
rleigiously
rreligiously

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of religiously - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "religiously"

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 "religiously"?

"religiously" is spelled R-E-L-I-G-I-O-U-S-L-Y.

What does "religiously" mean?

As an adverb, "religiously" means: In the manner of religion.

What words are commonly confused with "religiously"?

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

What is the origin of the word "religiously"?

From religious + -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 "religiously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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