# nicely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈnʌɪsli/ · frequency rank #6,386

## Definitions
1. Fastidiously; carefully.
2. Precisely; with fine discernment or judgement.
3. Pleasantly; satisfactorily.

## Etymology
From Middle English nycely; equivalent to nice + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **Nigel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nigel)
- **Nicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nicky)
- **Nicol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nicol)
- **Nicole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nicole)
- **nickel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nickel)
- **ninety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-ninety)
- **Nicola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nicola)
- **Nickels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nickels)
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nice-vs-nicely)
- **namely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/namely-vs-nicely)
- **naively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naively-vs-nicely)

## Common misspellings (9)
`incely`, `nciely`, `niccely`, `nicelly`, `nicelyy`, `niceyl`, `nicley`, `niecly`, `nnicely`

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