# distantly

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #43,115

## Definitions
1. At a distance.
2. In a distant manner; with detachment.

## Etymology
From distant + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **distinctly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distantly-vs-distinctly)
- **distant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distant-vs-distantly)
- **dismantle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dismantle-vs-distantly)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddistantly`, `disatntly`, `disstantly`, `distanlty`, `distanntly`, `distantlly`, `distantlyy`, `distanttly`, `distantyl`, `distatnly`, `distnatly`, `disttantly`, `ditsantly`, `dsitantly`, `idstantly`

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