wickedly

Name: wickedly, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈwɪkɪdli/

//ˈwɪkɪdli// adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“wickedly” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,723
frequency rank, English: 1,759
“W” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-wickedly · wickedly · English

wickedly · rank #49,723 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #49,723
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 1,759
PHOTO-FINISH whorl

Nearest frequency peer: whorl (-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.

whimpering

50,281
whisker

50,280
whorl

50,279
wickedly

50,278
Wilhelmina

50,277
Willey

50,276

What this shows “wickedly” 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).

wickedly vs wicked

75% similar

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

Key facts for wickedly
Property	Value
Headword	wickedly
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	/ˈwɪkɪdli/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#49,723
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “wickedly”

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).wickedlylands here:

#49,723

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “whorl” (#49,722), “Wilhelmina” (#49,724), “whisker” (#49,721). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wickedly” is #49,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around wickedly (IPA /ˈwɪkɪdli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #49,723 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for wickedly, with forms such as "iwckedly", "wcikedly", and "wicckedly". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wicked", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly. The correct English form is wickedly, spelled W-I-C-K-E-D-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a wicked manner.
2
very

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

[T]he sedate monk's hood lifted its head still higher and looked gloomily and wickedly down on it, while it nodded and kept time to the cuckoo's song, as if it were counting how many days it had to live.
The film was wickedly funny.

Etymology

From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly.

This word in other languages

mauvaisement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

iwckedly
wcikedly
wicckedly
wicekdly
wickdely
wickeddly
wickedlly
wickedlyy
wickedyl
wickeldy
wickkedly
wikcedly
wwickedly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "wickedly"

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 "wickedly"?

"wickedly" is spelled W-I-C-K-E-D-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪkɪdli/.

What does "wickedly" mean?

As an adverb, "wickedly" means: In a wicked manner.

What words are commonly confused with "wickedly"?

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

How do you pronounce "wickedly"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wickedly" is /ˈwɪkɪdli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "wickedly"?

From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -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 "wickedly", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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