# desperately

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/ · frequency rank #7,336

## Definitions
1. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
2. extremely

## Etymology
From desperate + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddesperately`, `depserately`, `deseprately`, `despeartely`, `desperaetly`, `desperatelly`, `desperatelyy`, `desperateyl`, `desperatley`, `desperattely`, `desperrately`, `despertaely`, `despperately`, `despreately`, `dessperately`, `dseperately`, `edsperately`

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