# slowly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsləʊli/ · frequency rank #2,368

## Definitions
1. At a slow pace.

## Etymology
From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.

## Easily confused with
- **snowy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slowly-vs-snowy)
- **slows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slowly-vs-slows)
- **slow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slow-vs-slowly)
- **showy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showy-vs-slowly)
- **slower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slower-vs-slowly)
- **slowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slowed-vs-slowly)
- **sloppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sloppy-vs-slowly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`lsowly`, `sllowly`, `slolwy`, `slowlly`, `slowlyy`, `slowwly`, `slowyl`, `slwoly`, `solwly`, `sslowly`

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