# essentially

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ · frequency rank #3,489

## Definitions
1. In an essential way.
2. In an essential way.

## Etymology
From essential + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`esentially`, `esesntially`, `essenitally`, `essenntially`, `essentailly`, `essentiallyy`, `essentialy`, `essentialyl`, `essentilaly`, `essenttially`, `essetnially`, `essnetially`, `sesentially`

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