# suddenly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈsʌd(ə)nli/ · frequency rank #2,089

## Definitions
1. Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sodenly, sodeynly, sodeinliche, sodaynlyche; equivalent to sudden + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`sdudenly`, `ssuddenly`, `suddelny`, `suddenlly`, `suddenlyy`, `suddennly`, `suddenyl`, `suddnely`, `sudednly`, `sudenly`, `usddenly`

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