# summarily vs summary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### summarily
*adverb · IPA /səˈmɛɹɪli/ · frequency rank #35,967*
In a summary manner.

### summary
*adjective · IPA /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #3,850*
Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.

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