# laterally vs literally

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laterally
*adverb · IPA /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/ · frequency rank #32,474*
Done in a lateral manner.

### literally
*adverb · IPA /ˈlɪtəɹəli/ · frequency rank #1,311*
Word for word, exactly as stated.

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