# dimly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈdɪmli/ · frequency rank #37,420

## Definitions
1. In a dim manner; not clearly.

## Etymology
From dim + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-diy)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-duly)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dirty)
- **dummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dummy)
- **dolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dolly)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dizzy)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dingy)
- **dinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dinky)
- **ditty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-ditty)
- **dismay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dismay)
- **dimple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimly-vs-dimple)
- **dim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dim-vs-dimly)
- **dial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dial-vs-dimly)
- **dime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dime-vs-dimly)
- **Daly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dimly)
- **dill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dimly)
- **daily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daily-vs-dimly)
- **diary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dimly)
- **diddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diddy-vs-dimly)
- **dimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimes-vs-dimly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddimly`, `dilmy`, `dimlly`, `dimlyy`, `dimmly`, `dimyl`, `dmily`, `idmly`

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