# silently

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsaɪləntli/ · frequency rank #13,424

## Definitions
1. In a silent manner; making no noise.
2. Of an edit or change to a text, without explicit acknowledgment.

## Etymology
From silent + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **silent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silent-vs-silently)

## Common misspellings (13)
`islently`, `sielntly`, `silenlty`, `silenntly`, `silentlly`, `silentlyy`, `silenttly`, `silentyl`, `siletnly`, `sillently`, `silnetly`, `sliently`, `ssilently`

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