# southerly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌðəliː/ · frequency rank #33,428

## Definitions
1. A wind blowing from the south.

## Etymology
From souther + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`osutherly`, `sotuherly`, `souhterly`, `soutehrly`, `southelry`, `southerlly`, `southerlyy`, `southerrly`, `southeryl`, `southherly`, `southrely`, `souttherly`, `ssoutherly`, `suotherly`

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