# nearby vs nearly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nearby
*adjective · IPA /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #2,745*
Adjacent, near, close by.

### nearly
*adverb · IPA /ˈnɪəlɪ/ · frequency rank #1,091*
In close approximation; almost, virtually.

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