# philosophical vs philosophically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### philosophical
*adjective · IPA /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/ · frequency rank #7,721*
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

### philosophically
*adverb · frequency rank #38,099*
With regards to philosophy

## Source
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