# diagonally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /daɪˈæɡ.nə.li/ · frequency rank #31,136

## Definitions
1. In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

## Etymology
From Middle English diagonaly, modeled on Medieval Latin diagōnāliter; equivalent to diagonal + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`daigonally`, `ddiagonally`, `diaggonally`, `diagnoally`, `diagoanlly`, `diagonallyy`, `diagonaly`, `diagonalyl`, `diagonlaly`, `diagonnally`, `diaognally`, `digaonally`, `idagonally`

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