# urgency vs urgently

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### urgency
*noun · IPA /ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/ · frequency rank #14,044*
The quality or condition of being urgent.

### urgently
*adverb · frequency rank #15,544*
With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

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