# ideal vs ideally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ideal
*adjective · IPA /aɪˈdɪəl/ · frequency rank #3,369*
Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

### ideally
*adverb · IPA /aɪˈdɪə.li/ · frequency rank #10,379*
In an ideal way; perfectly.

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