# externally

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #19,593

## Definitions
1. on the surface or the outside

## Etymology
From external + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **external** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/external-vs-externally)
- **eternally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eternally-vs-externally)

## Common misspellings (14)
`etxernally`, `exetrnally`, `extenrally`, `exteranlly`, `externallyy`, `externaly`, `externalyl`, `externlaly`, `externnally`, `exterrnally`, `extrenally`, `extternally`, `exxternally`, `xeternally`

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