# smartly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsmɑː(ɹ)tli/ · frequency rank #31,766

## Definitions
1. In a smart manner.
2. Quickly.
3. Intelligently.

## Etymology
From Middle English smertly; equivalent to smart + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **smarts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smartly-vs-smarts)
- **sparkly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smartly-vs-sparkly)
- **startle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smartly-vs-startle)
- **starkly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smartly-vs-starkly)
- **smart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smart-vs-smartly)
- **shortly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortly-vs-smartly)
- **smarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smarter-vs-smartly)
- **sharply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharply-vs-smartly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`msartly`, `samrtly`, `smarlty`, `smarrtly`, `smartlly`, `smartlyy`, `smarttly`, `smartyl`, `smatrly`, `smmartly`, `smratly`, `ssmartly`

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