# clearly vs cleverly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clearly
*adverb · IPA /ˈklɪɚli/ · frequency rank #1,265*
In a clear manner.

### cleverly
*adverb · IPA /ˈklɛvəli/ · frequency rank #22,929*
Wittily; in a tricky manner.

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