# hopeful vs hopefully

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hopeful
*adjective · IPA /ˈhəʊpfl̩/ · frequency rank #9,762*
feeling hope

### hopefully
*adverb · IPA /ˈhəʊp.fə.li/ · frequency rank #2,681*
In a hopeful manner.

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