# keenly vs Kelly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### keenly
*adverb · IPA /ˈkiːnli/ · frequency rank #26,137*
In a keen manner.

### Kelly
*name · IPA /ˈkɛli/ · frequency rank #3,374*
A surname from Irish, Anglicised from the Irish Ó Ceallaigh.

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