# exclusively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/ · frequency rank #4,757

## Definitions
1. to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

## Etymology
From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **exclusivity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusively-vs-exclusivity)
- **exclusive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusive-vs-exclusively)
- **excessively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessively-vs-exclusively)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ecxlusively`, `excclusively`, `excllusively`, `exclsuively`, `excluisvely`, `exclusievly`, `exclusivelly`, `exclusivelyy`, `exclusiveyl`, `exclusivley`, `exclusivvely`, `exclussively`, `exclusviely`, `exculsively`, `exlcusively`, `exxclusively`, `xeclusively`

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