# affectionately

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈfɛkʃənətli/ · frequency rank #24,974

## Definitions
1. In an affectionate manner.

## Etymology
From affectionate + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`afectionately`, `afefctionately`, `affcetionately`, `affecctionately`, `affecitonately`, `affectinoately`, `affectioantely`, `affectionaetly`, `affectionatelly`, `affectionatelyy`, `affectionateyl`, `affectionatley`, `affectionattely`, `affectionnately`, `affectiontaely`, `affectoinately`, `affecttionately`, `affetcionately`, `fafectionately`

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