# seconded vs secondly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seconded
*verb · frequency rank #23,387*
simple past and past participle of second

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seconded-vs-secondly