# adverb

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæd.vɜːb/ · frequency rank #49,754

## Definitions
1. A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
2. In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.

## Etymology
From French adverbe, from Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”), so called because it is used to supplement other words. By surface analysis, ad- + verb.

## Easily confused with
- **Avery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverb-vs-avery)
- **avert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverb-vs-avert)
- **advert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverb-vs-advert)
- **adverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverb-vs-adverse)
- **Adler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adler-vs-adverb)
- **adder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adder-vs-adverb)
- **advent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/advent-vs-adverb)
- **adhere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-adverb)

## Common misspellings (9)
`addverb`, `adevrb`, `advebr`, `adverbb`, `adverrb`, `advreb`, `advverb`, `avderb`, `daverb`

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