Which to use
“lazily” is an adverb and “lazy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,231
- “lazily” frequency rank
- #4,773
- “lazy” frequency rank
- 47004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lazily | lazy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In a lazy manner. | Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. |
Letter map: lazily vs lazy
Shared letters muted; letters that set lazily and lazy apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - lazily and lazy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lazily is anadverb and lazyanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lazily is recorded at frequency rank #42,231, classified as anadv. lazy is at rank #4,773, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈleɪzi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47004, this pair ranks #206,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lazily vs lazy
Shared letters: alyz. Private to "lazily": i. Private to "lazy": -.
"lazily" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lazy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lazily" and "lazy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lazily" or "lazy"?
After this comparison
Pair "lazily" vs "lazy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lazily" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lazy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lazily" and "lazy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lally vs lazily". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #206,477 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.