# oddly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɑdli/ · frequency rank #13,769

## Definitions
1. In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
2. In a manner measured by an odd number.

## Etymology
From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **only** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oddly-vs-only)
- **odds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oddly-vs-odds)
- **oily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oddly-vs-oily)
- **Odell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oddly-vs-odell)
- **odd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odd-vs-oddly)
- **oddity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oddity-vs-oddly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dodly`, `oddlly`, `oddlyy`, `oddyl`, `odldy`, `odly`

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