# lightly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈlaɪtli/ · frequency rank #7,577

## Definitions
1. In a light manner.

## Etymology
From Middle English lyghtly, liȝtliche, lihtliche, from Old English lēohtlīċe, equivalent to light + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **lights** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lightly-vs-lights)
- **light** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/light-vs-lightly)
- **lighter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighter-vs-lightly)
- **lighten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighten-vs-lightly)
- **lighted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighted-vs-lightly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilghtly`, `lgihtly`, `ligghtly`, `lighhtly`, `lighlty`, `lightlly`, `lightlyy`, `lighttly`, `lightyl`, `ligthly`, `lihgtly`, `llightly`

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