# northerly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹðɚli/ · frequency rank #30,900

## Definitions
1. A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).

## Etymology
From norther + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **northern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/northerly-vs-northern)

## Common misspellings (15)
`nnortherly`, `norhterly`, `norrtherly`, `nortehrly`, `northelry`, `northerlly`, `northerlyy`, `northerrly`, `northeryl`, `northherly`, `northrely`, `norttherly`, `notrherly`, `nrotherly`, `onrtherly`

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