# sorely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsɔɹli/ · frequency rank #22,821

## Definitions
1. In a sore or desperate manner.
2. Very, extremely.

## Etymology
From Middle English sorely, from Old English sārlīċ (adjective), sārlīċe (adverb); equivalent to sore + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **sorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-sorry)
- **surly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-surly)
- **surely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-surely)
- **storey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-storey)
- **steely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-steely)
- **surety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-surety)
- **sorrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-sorrel)
- **sore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sore-vs-sorely)
- **safely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-sorely)
- **solely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solely-vs-sorely)
- **softly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/softly-vs-sorely)
- **shortly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shortly-vs-sorely)
- **sorcery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcery-vs-sorely)

## Common misspellings (9)
`osrely`, `soerly`, `sorelly`, `sorelyy`, `soreyl`, `sorley`, `sorrely`, `sroely`, `ssorely`

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