# incidental vs incidentally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### incidental
*adjective · IPA /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/ · frequency rank #19,365*
Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.

### incidentally
*adverb · IPA /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/ · frequency rank #14,770*
In an incidental manner.

## Source
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