# southerly vs southern

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### southerly
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌðəliː/ · frequency rank #33,428*
A wind blowing from the south.

### southern
*adjective · IPA /ˈsʌðən/ · frequency rank #1,540*
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/southerly-vs-southern