# competently

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #45,284

## Definitions
1. In a competent manner.

## Etymology
From competent + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **competent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competent-vs-competently)
- **competency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competency-vs-competently)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ccompetently`, `cmopetently`, `comeptently`, `commpetently`, `compeetntly`, `competenlty`, `competenntly`, `competentlly`, `competentlyy`, `competenttly`, `competentyl`, `competetnly`, `competnetly`, `compettently`, `comppetently`, `compteently`, `copmetently`, `ocmpetently`

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