# strangely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/ · frequency rank #11,802

## Definitions
1. In a strange or coincidental manner.
2. Surprisingly, wonderfully.

## Etymology
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **strongly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strangely-vs-strongly)
- **stranger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strangely-vs-stranger)
- **strangle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strangely-vs-strangle)
- **strangers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strangely-vs-strangers)
- **strange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strange-vs-strangely)

## Common misspellings (15)
`srtangely`, `sstrangely`, `starngely`, `stragnely`, `stranegly`, `strangelly`, `strangelyy`, `strangeyl`, `stranggely`, `strangley`, `stranngely`, `strnagely`, `strrangely`, `sttrangely`, `tsrangely`

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