# definitive vs definitively

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### definitive
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ · frequency rank #9,595*
explicitly defined

### definitively
*adverb · IPA /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/ · frequency rank #23,232*
In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

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