# quietly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ · frequency rank #5,620

## Definitions
1. In a quiet manner.

## Etymology
From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **quiet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quiet-vs-quietly)
- **quickly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quickly-vs-quietly)
- **quieter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quietly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`qiuetly`, `qquietly`, `queitly`, `quielty`, `quietlly`, `quietlyy`, `quiettly`, `quietyl`, `quitely`, `uqietly`

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