# apparently

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈpæɹ.ənt.liː/ · frequency rank #1,655

## Definitions
1. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
2. Seemingly; in appearance.
3. According to what the speaker has read or heard.
4. According to what one can deduce.

## Etymology
From apparent + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`apaprently`, `aparently`, `appaerntly`, `apparenlty`, `apparenntly`, `apparentlly`, `apparentlyy`, `apparenttly`, `apparentyl`, `apparetnly`, `apparnetly`, `apparrently`, `appraently`, `paparently`

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