Which to use
“readied” is a verb and “readily” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,860
- “readied” frequency rank
- #7,963
- “readily” frequency rank
- 55823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | readied | readily |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of ready | Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness. |
Letter map: readied vs readily
Shared letters muted; letters that set readied and readily apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - readied and readily
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: readied is averb and readilyanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
readied is recorded at frequency rank #47,860, classified as averb. readily is at rank #7,963, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈɹɛdɪli/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55823, this pair ranks #130,698 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of readied vs readily
Shared letters: adeir. Private to "readied": -. Private to "readily": ly.
"readied" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "readily" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "readied" for "readily" ever safe?
Frequency check: "readied" vs "readily" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "readied" vs "readily" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "readied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "readily" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,698 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "readied" and "readily" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reade vs readied". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #130,698 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.