# effortless vs effortlessly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### effortless
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/ · frequency rank #24,152*
Without effort.

### effortlessly
*adverb · IPA /ˈɛf.ət.ləs.li/ · frequency rank #21,783*
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.

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