# terrible vs terribly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### terrible
*adjective · IPA /ˈtɛɹəbl̩/ · frequency rank #2,019*
Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

### terribly
*adverb · IPA /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ · frequency rank #8,216*
So as to cause terror or awe.

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