# clearly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈklɪɚli/ · frequency rank #1,265

## Definitions
1. In a clear manner.
2. Without a doubt; obviously.
3. To a degree clearly discernible.

## Etymology
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche, equivalent to clear + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **clergy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearly-vs-clergy)
- **clears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearly-vs-clears)
- **cleary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearly-vs-cleary)
- **cleverly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearly-vs-cleverly)
- **clear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clear-vs-clearly)
- **Carly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-clearly)
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clary-vs-clearly)
- **cleared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleared-vs-clearly)
- **clearer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearer-vs-clearly)
- **cheaply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheaply-vs-clearly)
- **cleanly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleanly-vs-clearly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cclearly`, `celarly`, `claerly`, `clealry`, `clearlly`, `clearlyy`, `clearrly`, `clearyl`, `cleraly`, `cllearly`, `lcearly`

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