# openly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈoʊpənli/ · frequency rank #5,990

## Definitions
1. In an open manner; visibly.

## Etymology
From open + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **opens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/openly-vs-opens)
- **overly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/openly-vs-overly)
- **only** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/only-vs-openly)
- **open** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/open-vs-openly)
- **opened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opened-vs-openly)
- **opener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opener-vs-openly)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oepnly`, `opelny`, `openlly`, `openlyy`, `opennly`, `openyl`, `opnely`, `oppenly`, `poenly`

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