solidly

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"solidly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“solidly” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,004
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-solidly · solidly · English

solidly · rank #24,004 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,004
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH snuff

Nearest frequency peer: snuff (-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 “solidly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “solidly” 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).

solidly vs soundly
71% similar
solidly vs solid
71% similar
solidly vs solely
71% similar

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

Key facts for solidly
PropertyValue
Headwordsolidly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,004
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “solidly”

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).solidlylands 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 “snuff” (#24,003), “Sonoma” (#24,005), “snowboarding” (#24,002). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “solidly” is #24,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around solidly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #24,004 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a solid or firm manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for solidly, with forms such as "oslidly", "sloidly", and "soildly". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "soundly", "solid", "solely", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From solid + -ly. The correct English form is solidly, spelled S-O-L-I-D-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a solid or firm manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Within school, 19 of 21 teachers were firmly committed behind me, were with me solidly.
  2. And Trippier's measured penalty was another indication of his growing maturity at this level, the Spurs full-back having again performed solidly down England's right.

Etymology

From solid + -ly.

This word in other languages

sólidamente(Español)solidement(Français)solidamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oslidly
  • sloidly
  • soildly
  • soldily
  • soliddly
  • solidlly
  • solidlyy
  • solidyl
  • solildy
  • sollidly
  • ssolidly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of solidly - 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.

oslidly2sloidly2soildly2soldily2soliddly1solidlly1solidlyy1solidyl2
Edit distance from "solidly"

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 "solidly"?
"solidly" is spelled S-O-L-I-D-L-Y.
What does "solidly" mean?
As an adverb, "solidly" means: In a solid or firm manner.
What words are commonly confused with "solidly"?
"solidly" is commonly confused with "soundly", "solid", "solely". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "solidly"?
From solid + -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 "solidly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list