# severely

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #6,097

## Definitions
1. In a severe manner.

## Etymology
From severe + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **severity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severely-vs-severity)
- **severe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severe-vs-severely)
- **several** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/several-vs-severely)
- **severed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severed-vs-severely)
- **securely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/securely-vs-severely)

## Common misspellings (12)
`esverely`, `seevrely`, `seveerly`, `severelly`, `severelyy`, `severeyl`, `severley`, `severrely`, `sevreely`, `sevverely`, `sseverely`, `sveerely`

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