# alternately

> English word · Adverb · IPA [ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ] · frequency rank #21,719

## Definitions
1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
2. By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
3. Alternatively.

## Etymology
From alternate + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **alternatively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alternately-vs-alternatively)
- **alternate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alternate-vs-alternately)

## Common misspellings (17)
`aletrnately`, `allternately`, `altenrately`, `alterantely`, `alternaetly`, `alternatelly`, `alternatelyy`, `alternateyl`, `alternatley`, `alternattely`, `alternnately`, `alterntaely`, `alterrnately`, `altrenately`, `altternately`, `atlernately`, `laternately`

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