# whole vs wholly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whole
*adjective · IPA /həʊl/ · frequency rank #333*
Entire, undivided.

### wholly
*adverb · IPA /ˈhəʊ.li/ · frequency rank #9,275*
Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.

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