# faithfully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈfeɪθfəli/ · frequency rank #20,352

## Definitions
1. In a faithful manner.
2. A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.

## Etymology
From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`afithfully`, `faihtfully`, `faitfhully`, `faithffully`, `faithfluly`, `faithfullyy`, `faithfuly`, `faithfulyl`, `faithhfully`, `faithuflly`, `faitthfully`, `fatihfully`, `ffaithfully`, `fiathfully`

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