splendidly

Name: splendidly, 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

“splendidly” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,914
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-splendidly · splendidly · English

splendidly · rank #42,914 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #42,914
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH speer

Nearest frequency peer: speer (-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.

songbird

57,092
Spaulding

57,090
speer

57,089
splendidly

57,087
spyder

57,085
squaw

57,084

What this shows “splendidly” 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).

splendidly vs splendid

80% similar

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

Key facts for splendidly
Property	Value
Headword	splendidly
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#42,914
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “splendidly”

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).splendidlylands here:

#42,914

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “speer” (#42,912), “spyder” (#42,916), “Spaulding” (#42,911). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “splendidly” is #42,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around splendidly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #42,914 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a splendid manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for splendidly, with forms such as "pslendidly", "slpendidly", and "spelndidly". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "splendid", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From splendid + -ly. The correct English form is splendidly, spelled S-P-L-E-N-D-I-D-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a splendid manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
"Despite restrictions I did manage to talk a couple of colleagues into doing a sponsored walk [...]. Due to COVID-19 we had to organise this ourselves, but it went off splendidly and the three of us walked 12 miles along the Basing Canal on the River Wey and Thames. [...]."

Etymology

From splendid + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

pslendidly
slpendidly
spelndidly
splednidly
splenddidly
splenddily
splendiddly
splendidlly
splendidlyy
splendidyl
splendildy
spleniddly
splenndidly
spllendidly
splnedidly
spplendidly
ssplendidly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of splendidly - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "splendidly"

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 "splendidly"?

"splendidly" is spelled S-P-L-E-N-D-I-D-L-Y.

What does "splendidly" mean?

As an adverb, "splendidly" means: In a splendid manner.

What words are commonly confused with "splendidly"?

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

What is the origin of the word "splendidly"?

From splendid + -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 "splendidly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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