# religious vs religiously

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### religious
*adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ · frequency rank #1,497*
Concerning religion.

### religiously
*adverb · frequency rank #21,334*
In the manner of religion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/religious-vs-religiously