# earnestly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɝnɪstli/ · frequency rank #34,033

## Definitions
1. In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

## Etymology
From Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostlīċe (“earnestly, strictly”), equivalent to earnest + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **earnest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earnest-vs-earnestly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aernestly`, `eanrestly`, `earenstly`, `earneslty`, `earnesstly`, `earnestlly`, `earnestlyy`, `earnesttly`, `earnestyl`, `earnetsly`, `earnnestly`, `earnsetly`, `earrnestly`, `eranestly`

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