steadily
/ˈstɛdɪli/
"steadily" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“steadily” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,104
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
Corpus desk
Index EN-steadily · steadily · English
steadily · rank #9,104 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,104
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH spill
Nearest frequency peer: spill (-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 “steadily”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- sox
sox
90,900 corpus weight
- sperm
sperm
90,899 corpus weight
- spill
spill
90,898 corpus weight
- steadily
steadily
90,897 corpus weight
- stripped
stripped
90,896 corpus weight
- supplier
supplier
90,895 corpus weight
What this shows “steadily” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | steadily |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈstɛdɪli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,104 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “steadily”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around steadily (IPA /ˈstɛdɪli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,104 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a steady manner; with a steady progression.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for steadily, with forms such as "setadily", "ssteadily", and "staedily". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "steady", "speedily", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From steady + -ly. The correct English form is steadily, spelled S-T-E-A-D-I-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how steadily appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The last 61 miles of the journey, from Kongsberg to Oslo, are through much less mountainous country. The railway curves sharply away from the Lågan^([sic]), and descends steadily, and in places steeply, past the head of Lake Fiskerumvatn to Hokksund, where the connecting line to the Bergen-Oslo Railway at Hønefoss diverges.
She lisped slightly, little-girlish, looking at him still while drinking whisky steadily from a full glass.
Etymology
From steady + -ly.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- setadily
- ssteadily
- staedily
- steaddily
- steadilly
- steadilyy
- steadiyl
- steadliy
- steaidly
- stedaily
- stteadily
- tseadily
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of steadily - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "steadily", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).