# safely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈseɪfli/ · frequency rank #4,979

## Definitions
1. In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
2. In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.

## Etymology
From Middle English savely; equivalent to safe + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **sally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-sally)
- **Sahel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-sahel)
- **safety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-safety)
- **surely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-surely)
- **solely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-solely)
- **softly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-softly)
- **sorely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-sorely)
- **steely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-steely)
- **stately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-stately)
- **shapely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-shapely)
- **safe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safe-vs-safely)
- **sadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadly-vs-safely)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asfely`, `saefly`, `safelly`, `safelyy`, `safeyl`, `saffely`, `safley`, `sfaely`, `ssafely`

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