# bodily

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɑdɪli/ · frequency rank #9,855

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
2. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
3. Real; actual; put into execution.

## Etymology
From Middle English bodily; equivalent to body + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodily-vs-body)
- **boil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodily-vs-boil)
- **boils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodily-vs-boils)
- **boldly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodily-vs-boldly)
- **busily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodily-vs-busily)
- **badly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/badly-vs-bodily)
- **Bodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodie-vs-bodily)
- **bodies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodies-vs-bodily)
- **bodied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodied-vs-bodily)
- **bodice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodice-vs-bodily)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbodily`, `bdoily`, `boddily`, `bodilly`, `bodilyy`, `bodiyl`, `bodliy`, `boidly`, `obdily`

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