# faintly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈfeɪntli/ · frequency rank #27,831

## Definitions
1. In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.

## Etymology
From Middle English feintli, feintliche, equivalent to faint + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **fairly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faintly-vs-fairly)
- **finely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faintly-vs-finely)
- **faint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faint-vs-faintly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`afintly`, `fainlty`, `fainntly`, `faintlly`, `faintlyy`, `fainttly`, `faintyl`, `faitnly`, `fanitly`, `ffaintly`, `fiantly`

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