# efficiently

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #9,739

## Definitions
1. In an efficient manner.

## Etymology
From efficient + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **efficient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/efficient-vs-efficiently)
- **efficiency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/efficiency-vs-efficiently)

## Common misspellings (15)
`effciiently`, `efficciently`, `efficeintly`, `efficienlty`, `efficienntly`, `efficientlly`, `efficientlyy`, `efficienttly`, `efficientyl`, `efficietnly`, `efficinetly`, `effiicently`, `eficiently`, `efifciently`, `feficiently`

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