# badly vs balmy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### badly
*adverb · IPA /ˈbæd.li/ · frequency rank #3,351*
In a bad manner.

### balmy
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɑː.mi/ · frequency rank #41,521*
Producing balm.

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