# rudely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɹuːdli/ · frequency rank #33,401

## Definitions
1. In a rude manner.

## Etymology
From Middle English rudely, rudeliche, equivalent to rude + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **Rudy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rudely-vs-rudy)
- **Rudolf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rudely-vs-rudolf)
- **rely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-rudely)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rude-vs-rudely)
- **ruddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruddy-vs-rudely)
- **rarely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarely-vs-rudely)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rduely`, `rrudely`, `ruddely`, `rudelly`, `rudelyy`, `rudeyl`, `rudley`, `ruedly`, `urdely`

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