# social vs socially

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### social
*adjective · IPA /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ · frequency rank #367*
Being extroverted or outgoing.

### socially
*adverb · IPA /ˈsoʊʃəli/ · frequency rank #7,610*
In a social manner; sociably.

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