# extreme vs extremely

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### extreme
*adjective · IPA /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ · frequency rank #2,483*
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

### extremely
*adverb · IPA /ɪksˈtɹimli/ · frequency rank #1,692*
To an extreme degree.

## Source
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