familiarly

Name: familiarly, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/

//fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li// adv

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“familiarly” is an uncommon English word, ranked #78,592 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.

#78,592
frequency rank, English: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - With a lack of formality:

Key facts for familiarly
Property	Value
Headword	familiarly
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	/fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#78,592
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “familiarly” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). familiarly lands here:

#78,592

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for familiarly is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/. Corpus data places it at rank #78,592 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for familiarly, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English familierly, equivalent to familiar + -ly. The correct English form is familiarly, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-A-R-L-Y.

Definition

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With a lack of formality:
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With a lack of formality:
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With a lack of formality:
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With knowledge or experience:
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Etymology

From Middle English familierly, equivalent to familiar + -ly.

This word in other languages

familiarmente(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "familiarly"?

"familiarly" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-A-R-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/.

What does "familiarly" mean?

As an adverb, "familiarly" means: With a lack of formality:

How do you pronounce "familiarly"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "familiarly" is /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "familiarly"?

From Middle English familierly, equivalent to familiar + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “familiarly”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is F-A-M-I-L-I-A-R-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.