# figuratively

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #29,655

## Definitions
1. In a figurative manner.
2. Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.

## Etymology
From figurative + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`ffiguratively`, `fgiuratively`, `figguratively`, `figruatively`, `figuartively`, `figuraitvely`, `figuratievly`, `figurativelly`, `figurativelyy`, `figurativeyl`, `figurativley`, `figurativvely`, `figurattively`, `figuratviely`, `figurratively`, `figurtaively`, `fiugratively`, `ifguratively`

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