# falsely

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #12,772

## Definitions
1. In a false manner.

## Etymology
From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **falsify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falsely-vs-falsify)
- **false** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/false-vs-falsely)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aflsely`, `falesly`, `fallsely`, `falselly`, `falselyy`, `falseyl`, `falsley`, `falssely`, `faslely`, `ffalsely`, `flasely`

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