# honestly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/ · frequency rank #2,075

## Definitions
1. In an honest manner.
2. Frankly, to be honest.

## Etymology
From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **honesty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honestly-vs-honesty)
- **honest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honest-vs-honestly)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hhonestly`, `hnoestly`, `hoenstly`, `honeslty`, `honesstly`, `honestlly`, `honestlyy`, `honesttly`, `honestyl`, `honetsly`, `honnestly`, `honsetly`, `ohnestly`

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