# naively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /naɪˈivli/ · frequency rank #42,784

## Definitions
1. In a naive manner.

## Etymology
From naive + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **navel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-navel)
- **nicely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-nicely)
- **namely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-namely)
- **naivety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-naivety)
- **natively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-natively)
- **naive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naive-vs-naively)

## Common misspellings (10)
`anively`, `naievly`, `naivelly`, `naivelyy`, `naiveyl`, `naivley`, `naivvely`, `naviely`, `niavely`, `nnaively`

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