# secondary vs secondly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### secondary
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/ · frequency rank #2,861*
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

### 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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