# excellency vs excellently

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excellency
*noun · frequency rank #16,228*
Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.

### excellently
*adverb · frequency rank #38,831*
In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.

## Source
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