# weaken vs weakly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### weaken
*verb · IPA /ˈwikən/ · frequency rank #15,305*
To make weaker or less strong.

### weakly
*adjective · IPA /ˈwiːkli/ · frequency rank #23,432*
Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

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