# mainly vs Milly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mainly
*adverb · IPA /ˈmeɪnli/ · frequency rank #2,490*
Chiefly; for the most part.

### Milly
*name · frequency rank #27,215*
A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, or Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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