# painfully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpeɪnfəli/ · frequency rank #15,673

## Definitions
1. In a painful manner; as if in pain.
2. Badly; poorly.

## Etymology
From Middle English peinfully, paynefully, equivalent to painful + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`apinfully`, `paifnully`, `painffully`, `painfluly`, `painfullyy`, `painfuly`, `painfulyl`, `painnfully`, `painuflly`, `panifully`, `pianfully`, `ppainfully`

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