# radical vs radically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### radical
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹædɪkəl/ · frequency rank #4,112*
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.

### radically
*adverb · IPA /ˈɹædɪkli/ · frequency rank #14,197*
In a radical manner; fundamentally; very.

## Source
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