# belated vs belatedly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### belated
*verb · IPA /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #28,128*
simple past and past participle of belate

### belatedly
*adverb · frequency rank #48,615*
In a belated manner; tardily.

## Source
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