reputedly

adv

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

The verdict

“reputedly” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,452
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - According to repute or general belief.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reputedly · reputedly · English

reputedly · rank #48,452 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,452
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH ridiculing

Nearest frequency peer: ridiculing (+2 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 “reputedly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “reputedly” 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).

reputedly vs reputed
78% similar
reputedly vs repeatedly
80% similar
reputedly vs reportedly
80% similar

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

Key facts for reputedly
PropertyValue
Headwordreputedly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,452
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reputedly”

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).reputedlylands here:

#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 “ridiculing” (#48,454), “Reese's” (#48,449), “rifling” (#48,455). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reputedly” is #48,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around reputedly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #48,452 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "According to repute or general belief.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reputedly, with forms such as "erputedly", "repputedly", and "reptuedly". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "reputed", "repeatedly", "reportedly", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From reputed + -ly. The correct English form is reputedly, spelled R-E-P-U-T-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    According to repute or general belief.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: reportedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
  2. The old mansion was reputedly haunted, but few were willing to go and investigate.

Etymology

From reputed + -ly.

This word in other languages

angeblich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erputedly
  • repputedly
  • reptuedly
  • repuetdly
  • reputdely
  • reputeddly
  • reputedlly
  • reputedlyy
  • reputedyl
  • reputeldy
  • reputtedly
  • reuptedly
  • rpeutedly
  • rreputedly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erputedly2repputedly1reptuedly2repuetdly2reputdely2reputeddly1reputedlly1reputedlyy1
Edit distance from "reputedly"

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 "reputedly"?
"reputedly" is spelled R-E-P-U-T-E-D-L-Y.
What does "reputedly" mean?
As an adverb, "reputedly" means: According to repute or general belief.
What words are commonly confused with "reputedly"?
"reputedly" is commonly confused with "reputed", "repeatedly", "reportedly". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "reputedly"?
From reputed + -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 "reputedly", 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 (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list