# deeply

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈdi(ː)pli/ · frequency rank #3,358

## Definitions
1. To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
2. So as to extend far down or far into something.
3. At depth.
4. In a profound, not superficial, manner.
5. In large volume.
6. Soundly; so as to be hard to rouse.
7. Richly.

## Etymology
From Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **deploy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeply-vs-deploy)
- **deftly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeply-vs-deftly)
- **deep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deep-vs-deeply)
- **deeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeper-vs-deeply)
- **deadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deadly-vs-deeply)
- **dearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dearly-vs-deeply)
- **deepen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deepen-vs-deeply)
- **Deepak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deepak-vs-deeply)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddeeply`, `deelpy`, `deeplly`, `deeplyy`, `deepply`, `deepyl`, `depely`, `deply`, `edeply`

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