# collectively

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #9,301

## Definitions
1. In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

## Etymology
From collective + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **collectives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collectively-vs-collectives)
- **collective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collective-vs-collectively)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccollectively`, `clolectively`, `colectively`, `colelctively`, `collcetively`, `collecctively`, `collecitvely`, `collectievly`, `collectivelly`, `collectivelyy`, `collectiveyl`, `collectivley`, `collectivvely`, `collecttively`, `collectviely`, `colletcively`, `ocllectively`

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