# entire vs entirely

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### entire
*adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtaɪə/ · frequency rank #849*
Whole; complete.

### entirely
*adverb · IPA /ɪnˈtaɪəli/ · frequency rank #1,937*
To the full or entire extent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entire-vs-entirely