# bravely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈbɹeɪvli/ · frequency rank #20,302

## Definitions
1. In a brave manner.

## Etymology
From brave + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **braves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravely-vs-braves)
- **braver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravely-vs-braver)
- **bravery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravely-vs-bravery)
- **bravest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravely-vs-bravest)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brave-vs-bravely)
- **barely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barely-vs-bravely)
- **braved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braved-vs-bravely)
- **Blakely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blakely-vs-bravely)

## Common misspellings (11)
`barvely`, `bbravely`, `braevly`, `bravelly`, `bravelyy`, `braveyl`, `bravley`, `bravvely`, `brravely`, `brvaely`, `rbavely`

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