# loudly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈlaʊdli/ · frequency rank #9,778

## Definitions
1. In a loud manner; at a high volume.
2. In a loud manner; gaudily, showily.

## Etymology
From Middle English loudly, equivalent to loud + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **lousy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loudly-vs-lousy)
- **lowly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loudly-vs-lowly)
- **lovely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loudly-vs-lovely)
- **Loudon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loudly-vs-loudon)
- **loud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loud-vs-loudly)
- **lolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lolly-vs-loudly)
- **lonely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lonely-vs-loudly)
- **louder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/louder-vs-loudly)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lloudly`, `loduly`, `louddly`, `loudlly`, `loudlyy`, `loudyl`, `louldy`, `luodly`, `oludly`

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