# oddly vs only

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oddly
*adverb · IPA /ˈɑdli/ · frequency rank #13,769*
In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.

### only
*adjective · IPA /ˈəʊn.li/ · frequency rank #79*
Alone in a category.

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