# readily

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɹɛdɪli/ · frequency rank #7,963

## Definitions
1. Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
2. Without impediment, easily.

## Etymology
From Middle English redily, rediliche. By surface analysis, read(i) + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **ready** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readily-vs-ready)
- **really** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readily-vs-really)
- **reading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readily-vs-reading)
- **reality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readily-vs-reality)
- **reapply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readily-vs-reapply)
- **readied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/readied-vs-readily)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eradily`, `raedily`, `readdily`, `readilly`, `readilyy`, `readiyl`, `readliy`, `reaidly`, `redaily`, `rreadily`

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