# deceptively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ · frequency rank #35,247

## Definitions
1. In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
2. Actually but not apparently.
3. Apparently but not actually.

## Etymology
From deceptive + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`dceeptively`, `ddeceptively`, `decceptively`, `decepitvely`, `decepptively`, `deceptievly`, `deceptivelly`, `deceptivelyy`, `deceptiveyl`, `deceptivley`, `deceptivvely`, `decepttively`, `deceptviely`, `decetpively`, `decpetively`, `deecptively`, `edceptively`

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