# heavier vs heavily

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### heavier
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɛviɚ/ · frequency rank #8,942*
comparative form of heavy: more heavy

### heavily
*adverb · IPA /ˈhɛvɪli/ · frequency rank #2,793*
With a great weight.

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