# wisely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈwaɪzli/ · frequency rank #12,716

## Definitions
1. In a wise manner; using good judgement.

## Etymology
From Middle English wisliche, wislike, from Old English wīslīċe (“wisely”, adverb), equivalent to wise + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **wiser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wisely-vs-wiser)
- **wise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wise-vs-wisely)
- **wily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wily-vs-wisely)
- **willy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willy-vs-wisely)
- **Wiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiley-vs-wisely)
- **wield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wield-vs-wisely)
- **widely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/widely-vs-wisely)
- **wildly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wildly-vs-wisely)
- **winery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winery-vs-wisely)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iwsely`, `wiesly`, `wiselly`, `wiselyy`, `wiseyl`, `wisley`, `wissely`, `wsiely`, `wwisely`

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