# politely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /pəˈlaɪtli/ · frequency rank #15,679

## Definitions
1. in a polite manner

## Etymology
From polite + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **polity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/politely-vs-polity)
- **polite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polite-vs-politely)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oplitely`, `ploitely`, `poiltely`, `polietly`, `politelly`, `politelyy`, `politeyl`, `politley`, `polittely`, `pollitely`, `poltiely`, `ppolitely`

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