# steeply

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #31,777

## Definitions
1. In a steep manner.

## Etymology
From steep + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **sweetly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeply-vs-sweetly)
- **sternly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeply-vs-sternly)
- **steel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steel-vs-steeply)
- **steep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steep-vs-steeply)
- **sleepy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleepy-vs-steeply)
- **Steele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steele-vs-steeply)
- **steely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steely-vs-steeply)
- **steeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeper-vs-steeply)
- **steeple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steeple-vs-steeply)

## Common misspellings (11)
`seteply`, `ssteeply`, `steelpy`, `steeplly`, `steeplyy`, `steepply`, `steepyl`, `stepely`, `steply`, `stteeply`, `tseeply`

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