# northerly vs northern

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### northerly
*noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ · frequency rank #30,900*
A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

### northern
*adjective · IPA /ˈnɔːðən/ · frequency rank #1,489*
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

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