# boldly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈbəʊldli/ · frequency rank #20,050

## Definitions
1. In a bold manner; with confidence.

## Etymology
From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly, earnestly”), equivalent to bold + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **bully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boldly-vs-bully)
- **broadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boldly-vs-broadly)
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/body-vs-boldly)
- **bold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bold-vs-boldly)
- **badly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/badly-vs-boldly)
- **billy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billy-vs-boldly)
- **belly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belly-vs-boldly)
- **bally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bally-vs-boldly)
- **baldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baldy-vs-boldly)
- **bodily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodily-vs-boldly)
- **bolder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolder-vs-boldly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bboldly`, `blodly`, `bodlly`, `bolddly`, `boldlly`, `boldlyy`, `boldyl`, `bolldly`, `bolldy`, `obldly`

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