# improperly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li/ · frequency rank #18,346

## Definitions
1. In an improper manner; not properly.

## Etymology
From Middle English improprelich, impropreliche, impropurly, inproperlye; equivalent to improper + -ly or im- + properly.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`immproperly`, `imporperly`, `impproperly`, `improeprly`, `impropelry`, `improperlly`, `improperlyy`, `improperrly`, `improperyl`, `impropperly`, `improprely`, `imprpoerly`, `imprroperly`, `imrpoperly`, `ipmroperly`, `miproperly`

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