# secretly vs secrets

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### secretly
*adverb · IPA /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ · frequency rank #7,056*
In secret, covertly.

### secrets
*noun · IPA /ˈsiː.kɹɪts/ · frequency rank #4,269*
plural of secret

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