# fortunately

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ · frequency rank #7,447

## Definitions
1. In a fortunate manner.
2. It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

## Etymology
From fortunate + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ffortunately`, `forrtunately`, `fortnuately`, `forttunately`, `fortuantely`, `fortunaetly`, `fortunatelly`, `fortunatelyy`, `fortunateyl`, `fortunatley`, `fortunattely`, `fortunnately`, `fortuntaely`, `forutnately`, `fotrunately`, `frotunately`, `ofrtunately`

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