# famous vs famously

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### famous
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪ.məs/ · frequency rank #1,526*
Well known.

### famously
*adverb · frequency rank #15,165*
In a celebrated manner.

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