# autonomous vs autonomously

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### autonomous
*adjective · IPA /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ · frequency rank #8,892*
Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

### autonomously
*adverb · frequency rank #44,626*
In an autonomous or self-governing manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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