# swiftly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈswɪftli/ · frequency rank #14,233

## Definitions
1. In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.

## Etymology
From Middle English swiftly, swyftely, swiftliche, from Old English swiftlīċe (“swiftly”), equivalent to swift + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **swift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swift-vs-swiftly)
- **softly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/softly-vs-swiftly)
- **shifty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifty-vs-swiftly)
- **sweetly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweetly-vs-swiftly)
- **saintly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saintly-vs-swiftly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`siwftly`, `sswiftly`, `swfitly`, `swifftly`, `swiflty`, `swiftlly`, `swiftlyy`, `swifttly`, `swiftyl`, `switfly`, `swwiftly`, `wsiftly`

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