# newly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈnuli/ · frequency rank #3,514

## Definitions
1. Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.

## Etymology
From Middle English newly, newely, neweliche, from Old English nīewlīċe (“newly”), equivalent to new + -ly. Compare Dutch nieuwelijks, German neulich, Danish nylig, Icelandic nýlega. More at new, -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **ney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newly-vs-ney)
- **news** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newly-vs-news)
- **newt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newly-vs-newt)
- **Newry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newly-vs-newry)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/new-vs-newly)
- **Neil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neil-vs-newly)
- **Neal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-newly)
- **Nell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-newly)
- **newer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newer-vs-newly)
- **needy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/needy-vs-newly)
- **nerdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nerdy-vs-newly)
- **nelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelly-vs-newly)
- **Neill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neill-vs-newly)
- **Neale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-newly)
- **nearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nearly-vs-newly)
- **neatly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neatly-vs-newly)
- **Newell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newell-vs-newly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`enwly`, `nelwy`, `newlly`, `newlyy`, `newwly`, `newyl`, `nnewly`, `nwely`

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