# competitive vs competitively

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### competitive
*adjective · IPA /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ · frequency rank #2,620*
Of or pertaining to competition.

### competitively
*adverb · IPA /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli/ · frequency rank #26,376*
In a competitive manner.

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