# eerily

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɪəɹɪli/ · frequency rank #33,630

## Definitions
1. In an eerie manner.

## Etymology
From eerie + -ly. Compare Old English earglīċe, earhlīċe (“in a cowardly manner, timidly, fearfully”).

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

## Common misspellings (8)
`eeirly`, `eerilly`, `eerilyy`, `eeriyl`, `eerliy`, `eerrily`, `ereily`, `erily`

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