valiantly

adv

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"valiantly" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“valiantly” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,732
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a valiant manner; showing bravery.

Corpus desk

Index EN-valiantly · valiantly · English

valiantly · rank #45,732 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,732
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Usenet

Nearest frequency peer: Usenet (-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 “valiantly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “valiantly” 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).

valiantly vs valiant
78% similar

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

Key facts for valiantly
PropertyValue
Headwordvaliantly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,732
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “valiantly”

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).valiantlylands 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 “Usenet” (#45,731), “verandah” (#45,733), “uproot” (#45,730). Among 969 “V” headwords, “valiantly” is #45,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around valiantly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #45,732 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a valiant manner; showing bravery.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for valiantly, with forms such as "avliantly", "vailantly", and "valaintly". 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, "valiant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From valiant + -ly. The correct English form is valiantly, spelled V-A-L-I-A-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a valiant manner; showing bravery.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I valiantly resolve not to go to bed at all, but to walk up and down the pier till morning.
  2. We may think of the young people who valiantly stood for the cause of human rights and resisted their infringement, in spite of the violent crackdown by the Chinese regime at T’ien-an-men Square in June 1989.

Etymology

From valiant + -ly.

This word in other languages

vaillamment(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avliantly
  • vailantly
  • valaintly
  • valianlty
  • valianntly
  • valiantlly
  • valiantlyy
  • valianttly
  • valiantyl
  • valiatnly
  • valinatly
  • valliantly
  • vlaiantly
  • vvaliantly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of valiantly - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

avliantly2vailantly2valaintly2valianlty2valianntly1valiantlly1valiantlyy1valianttly1
Edit distance from "valiantly"

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 "valiantly"?
"valiantly" is spelled V-A-L-I-A-N-T-L-Y.
What does "valiantly" mean?
As an adverb, "valiantly" means: In a valiant manner; showing bravery.
What words are commonly confused with "valiantly"?
"valiantly" is commonly confused with "valiant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "valiantly"?
From valiant + -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 "valiantly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

unrealized14 variantsSuperfund14 variantsstrontium14 variantsStoughton14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list