# mildly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈmaɪldli/ · frequency rank #16,532

## Definitions
1. In a mild manner.
2. To a mild degree; slightly.

## Etymology
From mild + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-mill)
- **Mills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-mills)
- **molly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-molly)
- **Miley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-miley)
- **milky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-milky)
- **Mindy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-mindy)
- **Milly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-milly)
- **mille** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-mille)
- **moldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildly-vs-moldy)
- **mild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mild-vs-mildly)
- **madly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madly-vs-mildly)
- **middle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/middle-vs-mildly)
- **midday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/midday-vs-mildly)
- **mildew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mildew-vs-mildly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imldly`, `midlly`, `milddly`, `mildlly`, `mildlyy`, `mildyl`, `milldly`, `milldy`, `mlidly`, `mmildly`

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