# last vs lastly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### last
*adjective · IPA /lɑːst/ · frequency rank #141*
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

### lastly
*adverb · IPA /ˈlɑːstli/ · frequency rank #11,410*
Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.

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