# gradually

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ · frequency rank #5,045

## Definitions
1. In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
2. by degrees

## Etymology
From gradual + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **gradual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gradual-vs-gradually)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gardually`, `ggradually`, `gradaully`, `graddually`, `graduallyy`, `gradualy`, `gradualyl`, `gradulaly`, `graudally`, `grdaually`, `grradually`, `rgadually`

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