# wrongful vs wrongfully

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wrongful
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɒŋfəl/ · frequency rank #18,997*
wrong or unjust

### wrongfully
*adverb · IPA /ˈɹɒŋfəli/ · frequency rank #29,893*
In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

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