# miserable vs miserably

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### miserable
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ · frequency rank #6,378*
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

### miserably
*adverb · frequency rank #23,335*
In a miserable manner.

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