# allegedly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/ · frequency rank #6,434

## Definitions
1. According to someone's allegation.
2. According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could subsequently be alleged).

## Etymology
From alleged + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`alegedly`, `alelgedly`, `alleegdly`, `allegdely`, `allegeddly`, `allegedlly`, `allegedlyy`, `allegedyl`, `allegeldy`, `alleggedly`, `allgeedly`, `lalegedly`

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