Undoubtably or undoubtedly?
Did you mean undoubtedly? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
undoubtably
Correct
undoubtedly
Correct spelling: undoubtedly. Misspelling: undoubtably.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Undoubted + ly: there's no -ably in it.
Why people write “undoubtably”
“undoubtably” differs from “undoubtedly” in 2 places: it writes A where undoubtedly has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh"; and it uses B in place of D.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make undoubtedly automatic.
Other misspellings of “undoubtedly”
People also write “undoubtidly”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“undoubtidly”
Correct spelling: undoubtedly. Misspelling: undoubtidly.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “undoubtidly” is only one letter off: it writes I where undoubtedly has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
What does “undoubtedly” mean?
undoubtedly adverb
- without doubt; certainly
“it's undoubtedly very beautiful”
Synonyms:doubtlessdoubtlessly
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Undoubtedly” in a sentence
- She is undoubtedly the best player.
- It's undoubtedly very beautiful.
Is “undoubtedly” a playable word?
18 points in Scrabble · 22 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“undoubtably” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from UNDOUBTEDLY.