# ghost vs ghostly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ghost
*noun · IPA /ɡəʊst/ · frequency rank #3,494*
A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

### ghostly
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡoʊstli/ · frequency rank #24,168*
Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

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