# second vs secondly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### second
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɛk.ənd/ · frequency rank #212*
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

### secondly
*adverb · IPA /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ · frequency rank #8,981*
In the second place.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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