# casual vs casually

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### casual
*adjective · IPA /ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/ · frequency rank #4,832*
Happening by chance.

### casually
*adverb · IPA /ˈkæʒuəli/ · frequency rank #11,848*
In a casual manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casual-vs-casually