# easily

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈiː.zɪ.li/ · frequency rank #1,304

## Definitions
1. Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.
2. Without difficulty.
3. Absolutely, without question.
4. More quickly or likely than is usual or expected.

## Etymology
From Middle English esiliche, equivalent to easy + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **easy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easily-vs-easy)
- **Emily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easily-vs-emily)
- **easing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easily-vs-easing)
- **eerily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easily-vs-eerily)
- **early** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/early-vs-easily)
- **easel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easel-vs-easily)
- **easier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easier-vs-easily)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aesily`, `eaisly`, `easilly`, `easilyy`, `easiyl`, `easliy`, `eassily`, `esaily`

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