# neatly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈniːtli/ · frequency rank #15,229

## Definitions
1. In a neat manner.

## Etymology
From neat + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **newly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neatly-vs-newly)
- **nelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neatly-vs-nelly)
- **nestle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neatly-vs-nestle)
- **nettle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neatly-vs-nettle)
- **neat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neat-vs-neatly)
- **Neal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-neatly)
- **Neale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neatly)
- **neath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neath-vs-neatly)
- **natty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natty-vs-neatly)
- **nearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nearly-vs-neatly)
- **nearby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nearby-vs-neatly)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enatly`, `naetly`, `nealty`, `neatlly`, `neatlyy`, `neattly`, `neatyl`, `netaly`, `nneatly`

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