# paradoxical vs paradoxically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paradoxical
*adjective · IPA /ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl/ · frequency rank #33,779*
Having self-contradictory properties.

### paradoxically
*adverb · IPA /ˌpaɹəˈdɒksɪkli/ · frequency rank #31,285*
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.

## Source
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