# cautiously

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈkɔːʃəsli/ · frequency rank #19,040

## Definitions
1. In a cautious manner.

## Etymology
From cautious + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **curiously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cautiously-vs-curiously)
- **cautious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cautious-vs-cautiously)

## Common misspellings (14)
`acutiously`, `catuiously`, `cauitously`, `cautiosuly`, `cautioulsy`, `cautiouslly`, `cautiouslyy`, `cautioussly`, `cautiousyl`, `cautiuosly`, `cautoiusly`, `cauttiously`, `ccautiously`, `cuatiously`

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