# shapely

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃeɪpli/ · frequency rank #49,631

## Definitions
1. Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

## Etymology
From Middle English schaply, schappely (“well-shaped, beautiful, attractive”), perhaps from Old English *ġesċeaplīċ (“according to design, proper, fit”) (suggested by Old English ġesċeaplīċe (“properly, fitting, well”)), equivalent to shape + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **shapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shapely-vs-shapes)
- **shaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shapely-vs-shaper)
- **sharply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shapely-vs-sharply)
- **stately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shapely-vs-stately)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shape-vs-shapely)
- **shaped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaped-vs-shapely)
- **safely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-shapely)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsapely`, `sahpely`, `shaeply`, `shapelly`, `shapelyy`, `shapeyl`, `shapley`, `shappely`, `shhapely`, `shpaely`, `sshapely`

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