# gracious vs graciously

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gracious
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ · frequency rank #13,164*
kind and warmly courteous

### graciously
*adverb · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪʃəsli/ · frequency rank #27,480*
In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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