suspiciously

Name: suspiciously, 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

“suspiciously” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,273
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a way suggesting suspicion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suspiciously · suspiciously · English

suspiciously · rank #26,273 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #26,273
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH supra

Nearest frequency peer: supra (-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.

stub

73,731
subgroup

73,730
supra

73,729
suspiciously

73,728
Sutter

73,727
swaying

73,726

What this shows “suspiciously” 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).

suspiciously vs suspicious

83% similar

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

Key facts for suspiciously
Property	Value
Headword	suspiciously
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#26,273
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suspiciously”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).suspiciouslylands here:

#26,273

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “supra” (#26,272), “Sutter” (#26,274), “subgroup” (#26,271). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suspiciously” is #26,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around suspiciously, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #26,273 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for suspiciously, with forms such as "ssupiciously", "ssuspiciously", and "supsiciously". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "suspicious", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From suspicious + -ly. The correct English form is suspiciously, spelled S-U-S-P-I-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a way suggesting suspicion.
2
In a way that arouses suspicion.
3
Causing suspicion.
4
To a degree that makes one suspect something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The police officer looked at her suspiciously.
She was behaving very suspiciously.

Etymology

From suspicious + -ly.

This word in other languages

sospechosamente(Español)suspicieusement(Français)verdächtig(Deutsch)culposamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ssupiciously
ssuspiciously
supsiciously
susipciously
suspciiously
suspicciously
suspiciosuly
suspicioulsy
suspiciouslly
suspiciouslyy
suspicioussly
suspiciousyl
suspiciuosly
suspicoiusly
suspiicously
susppiciously
susspiciously
usspiciously

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suspiciously - 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 "suspiciously"

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 "suspiciously"?

"suspiciously" is spelled S-U-S-P-I-C-I-O-U-S-L-Y.

What does "suspiciously" mean?

As an adverb, "suspiciously" means: In a way suggesting suspicion.

What words are commonly confused with "suspiciously"?

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

What is the origin of the word "suspiciously"?

From suspicious + -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 "suspiciously", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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