# secretly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ · frequency rank #7,056

## Definitions
1. In secret, covertly.

## Etymology
From secret + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **secrets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secretly-vs-secrets)
- **securely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secretly-vs-securely)
- **secret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secret-vs-secretly)
- **secrecy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrecy-vs-secretly)
- **secrete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secrete-vs-secretly)
- **secreted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secreted-vs-secretly)
- **secretary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/secretary-vs-secretly)

## Common misspellings (13)
`escretly`, `sceretly`, `seccretly`, `secertly`, `secrelty`, `secretlly`, `secretlyy`, `secrettly`, `secretyl`, `secrretly`, `secrtely`, `sercetly`, `ssecretly`

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