# brightly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈbɹaɪtli/ · frequency rank #16,185

## Definitions
1. In a bright manner.

## Etymology
From Middle English brightliche, from Old English beorhtlice, equivalent to bright + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **Brighton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brightly-vs-brighton)
- **bright** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bright-vs-brightly)
- **brighter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brighter-vs-brightly)
- **brighten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brighten-vs-brightly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbrightly`, `birghtly`, `brgihtly`, `brigghtly`, `brighhtly`, `brighlty`, `brightlly`, `brightlyy`, `brighttly`, `brightyl`, `brigthly`, `brihgtly`, `brrightly`, `rbightly`

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