underhandedly
"underhandedly" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“underhandedly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an underhanded manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-underhandedly · underhandedly · English
underhandedly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | underhandedly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “underhandedly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
underhandedly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an underhanded manner.".
underhandedly doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From underhanded + -ly. The correct English form is underhandedly, spelled U-N-D-E-R-H-A-N-D-E-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an underhanded manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how underhandedly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Because that democratic process did not initially support one of Hutchinson's choices of candidates, he points the finger at "leadership" and implies that things were underhandedly rigged from the start.
Etymology
From underhanded + -ly.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.