# supposed vs supposedly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### supposed
*verb · IPA /səˈpəʊzd/ · frequency rank #1,321*
simple past and past participle of suppose

### supposedly
*adverb · IPA /səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li/ · frequency rank #7,619*
As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.

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