# weekly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈwiːk.li/ · frequency rank #2,653

## Definitions
1. Once every week.
2. Every week.

## Etymology
From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

## Easily confused with
- **weeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weekly-vs-weeks)
- **week** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/week-vs-weekly)
- **weakly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weakly-vs-weekly)
- **weekday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weekday-vs-weekly)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewekly`, `weekkly`, `weeklly`, `weeklyy`, `weekyl`, `weelky`, `wekely`, `wekly`, `wweekly`

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