# definitively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/ · frequency rank #23,232

## Definitions
1. In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

## Etymology
From definitive + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **definitely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/definitely-vs-definitively)
- **definitive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/definitive-vs-definitively)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddefinitively`, `deffinitively`, `defiintively`, `definiitvely`, `definitievly`, `definitivelly`, `definitivelyy`, `definitiveyl`, `definitivley`, `definitivvely`, `definittively`, `definitviely`, `definnitively`, `defintiively`, `defniitively`, `deifnitively`, `dfeinitively`, `edfinitively`

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