# extensively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/ · frequency rank #8,664

## Definitions
1. In an extensive manner, widely.
2. To a great extent.

## Etymology
From extensive + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **extensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extensive-vs-extensively)
- **excessively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessively-vs-extensively)

## Common misspellings (17)
`etxensively`, `exetnsively`, `extenisvely`, `extennsively`, `extensievly`, `extensivelly`, `extensivelyy`, `extensiveyl`, `extensivley`, `extensivvely`, `extenssively`, `extensviely`, `extesnively`, `extnesively`, `exttensively`, `exxtensively`, `xetensively`

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