# hereby

> English word · Adverb · IPA /hɪəˈbʌɪ/ · frequency rank #12,989

## Definitions
1. Near this place; nearby.
2. By this means, action or process.

## Etymology
From here + by.

## Easily confused with
- **herein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hereby-vs-herein)
- **heresy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hereby-vs-heresy)
- **Hervey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hereby-vs-hervey)
- **Hornby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hereby-vs-hornby)
- **hereof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hereby-vs-hereof)
- **here** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/here-vs-hereby)
- **herb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herb-vs-hereby)
- **here's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/here-s-vs-hereby)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ehreby`, `heerby`, `herbey`, `herebby`, `herebyy`, `hereyb`, `herreby`, `hhereby`, `hreeby`

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