# madly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈmædli/ · frequency rank #23,331

## Definitions
1. In a mad manner
2. In a mad manner
3. In a mad manner

## Etymology
From Middle English madly, madli, medliche, equivalent to mad + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-may)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mal)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-many)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-male)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mary)
- **mail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mail)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mall)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mali)
- **malt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-malt)
- **maul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-maul)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mala)
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-moly)
- **malo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-malo)
- **marl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-marl)
- **marry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-marry)
- **molly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-molly)
- **maple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-maple)
- **manly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-manly)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-marty)
- **mails** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mails)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amdly`, `maddly`, `madlly`, `madlyy`, `madyl`, `maldy`, `mdaly`, `mmadly`

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