# careful vs carefully

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### careful
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɛɹfəl/ · frequency rank #2,519*
Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

### carefully
*adverb · IPA /ˈkɛːf(ə)li/ · frequency rank #3,214*
Sorrowfully.

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