# surely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈʃɔːli/ · frequency rank #2,766

## Definitions
1. Without fail.
2. Certainly, undoubtedly.
3. With confidence.

## Etymology
From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **surly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-surly)
- **surry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-surry)
- **survey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-survey)
- **Surrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-surrey)
- **surety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-surety)
- **surgery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surely-vs-surgery)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sure-vs-surely)
- **sully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sully-vs-surely)
- **supply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supply-vs-surely)
- **safely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safely-vs-surely)
- **solely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/solely-vs-surely)
- **subtly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subtly-vs-surely)
- **sorely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorely-vs-surely)
- **steely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steely-vs-surely)
- **securely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/securely-vs-surely)
- **squarely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/squarely-vs-surely)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sruely`, `ssurely`, `suerly`, `surelly`, `surelyy`, `sureyl`, `surley`, `surrely`, `usrely`

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