# diagonal vs diagonally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### diagonal
*adjective · IPA /daɪˈæɡənəl/ · frequency rank #18,059*
Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

### diagonally
*adverb · IPA /daɪˈæɡ.nə.li/ · frequency rank #31,136*
In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

## Source
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