# alternatively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li/ · frequency rank #9,435

## Definitions
1. in an alternative way
2. Used to link a pair of opposing possibilities.

## Etymology
From alternative + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`aletrnatively`, `allternatively`, `altenratively`, `alterantively`, `alternaitvely`, `alternatievly`, `alternativelly`, `alternativelyy`, `alternativeyl`, `alternativley`, `alternativvely`, `alternattively`, `alternatviely`, `alternnatively`, `alterntaively`, `alterrnatively`, `altrenatively`, `altternatively`, `atlernatively`, `laternatively`

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