# sparsely

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #25,589

## Definitions
1. In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.

## Etymology
From sparse + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **sparse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparse-vs-sparsely)
- **sparkly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkly-vs-sparsely)
- **scarcely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarcely-vs-sparsely)

## Common misspellings (13)
`psarsely`, `saprsely`, `sparesly`, `sparrsely`, `sparselly`, `sparselyy`, `sparseyl`, `sparsley`, `sparssely`, `spasrely`, `spparsely`, `sprasely`, `ssparsely`

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