# sexual vs sexually

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sexual
*adjective · IPA /sɛk.ʃuː.əl/ · frequency rank #1,617*
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.

### sexually
*adverb · IPA /ˈsɛksjʊəli/ · frequency rank #5,839*
In a sexual manner; erotically.

## Source
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