# absolutely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ · frequency rank #1,114

## Definitions
1. In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
2. Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
3. As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.

## Etymology
From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly.
First attested in 1425.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`abbsolutely`, `aboslutely`, `absloutely`, `absollutely`, `absoltuely`, `absoluetly`, `absolutelly`, `absolutelyy`, `absoluteyl`, `absolutley`, `absoluttely`, `absoultely`, `abssolutely`, `asbolutely`, `basolutely`

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