# bally vs barely

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bally
*adjective · IPA /ˈbæli/ · frequency rank #40,137*
Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).

### barely
*adverb · IPA /ˈbɛə(ɹ).li/ · frequency rank #3,041*
By a small margin.

## Source
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