# westerly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ · frequency rank #27,697

## Definitions
1. Facing the west; directed towards the west.
2. Located towards or in the west.
3. Coming from the west.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ewsterly`, `wesetrly`, `wessterly`, `westelry`, `westerlly`, `westerlyy`, `westerrly`, `westeryl`, `westrely`, `westterly`, `wetserly`, `wseterly`, `wwesterly`

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