# gladly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɡlædli/ · frequency rank #11,707

## Definitions
1. In a glad manner; happily.
2. Willingly; certainly.

## Etymology
From Middle English gladly, gladliche, from Old English glædlīċe (“gladly”); equivalent to glad + -ly. Compare Danish glædelig (“joyful”), Icelandic gleðilegur (“delightful”). More at glad, -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **godly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-godly)
- **Grady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-grady)
- **Gladys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-gladys)
- **glassy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-glassy)
- **gnarly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-gnarly)
- **glad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glad-vs-gladly)
- **glade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glade-vs-gladly)
- **glades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glades-vs-gladly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`galdly`, `ggladly`, `gladdly`, `gladlly`, `gladlyy`, `gladyl`, `glaldy`, `gldaly`, `glladly`, `lgadly`

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