# louder vs loudly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### louder
*adjective · IPA /ˈlaʊdɚ/ · frequency rank #9,358*
comparative form of loud: more loud

### loudly
*adverb · IPA /ˈlaʊdli/ · frequency rank #9,778*
In a loud manner; at a high volume.

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