# fiercely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈfɪɹsli/ · frequency rank #18,310

## Definitions
1. In a fierce manner.
2. Extremely; to a large degree.

## Etymology
From Middle English fersly; equivalent to fierce + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **fiercest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiercely-vs-fiercest)
- **fierce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fierce-vs-fiercely)

## Common misspellings (12)
`feircely`, `ffiercely`, `fiecrely`, `fierccely`, `fiercelly`, `fiercelyy`, `fierceyl`, `fiercley`, `fierecly`, `fierrcely`, `firecely`, `ifercely`

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