wonderfully

/wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/

//wʌn.də(ɹ).fli// adv

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"wonderfully" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wonderfully” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,052
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-wonderfully · wonderfully · English

wonderfully · rank #14,052 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,052
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH whining

Nearest frequency peer: whining (-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 “wonderfully”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “wonderfully” 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).

wonderfully vs wonderful
82% similar

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

Key facts for wonderfully
PropertyValue
Headwordwonderfully
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,052
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “wonderfully”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).wonderfullylands 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 “whining” (#14,051), “wording” (#14,053), “Zelda” (#14,054). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wonderfully” is #14,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around wonderfully (IPA /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #14,052 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for wonderfully, with forms such as "ownderfully", "wnoderfully", and "wodnerfully". 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, "wonderful", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wonderfully, wunderfullie, wonderfulliche, equivalent to wonderful + -ly. The correct English form is wonderfully, spelled W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a wonderful manner.
  2. 2
    In a wonderful manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He entertained us wonderfully.
  2. By freeing statisticians from dealing with complicated calculations, the statistical aspects of a problem can become the main focus. This point is wonderfully illustrated by Smith and Gelfand (1992).

Etymology

From Middle English wonderfully, wunderfullie, wonderfulliche, equivalent to wonderful + -ly.

This word in other languages

maravillosamente(Español)merveilleusement(Français)wunderbar(Deutsch)maravilhosamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ownderfully
  • wnoderfully
  • wodnerfully
  • wondderfully
  • wondefrully
  • wonderffully
  • wonderfluly
  • wonderfullyy
  • wonderfuly
  • wonderfulyl
  • wonderrfully
  • wonderuflly
  • wondrefully
  • wonedrfully
  • wonnderfully
  • wwonderfully

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ownderfully2wnoderfully2wodnerfully2wondderfully1wondefrully2wonderffully1wonderfluly2wonderfullyy1
Edit distance from "wonderfully"

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 "wonderfully"?
"wonderfully" is spelled W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/.
What does "wonderfully" mean?
As an adverb, "wonderfully" means: In a wonderful manner.
What words are commonly confused with "wonderfully"?
"wonderfully" is commonly confused with "wonderful". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wonderfully"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wonderfully" is /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/. 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 "wonderfully"?
From Middle English wonderfully, wunderfullie, wonderfulliche, equivalent to wonderful + -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 "wonderfully", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

turbulence16 variantssentiments16 variantsconcluding16 variantsministerial16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list