# hopefully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈhəʊp.fə.li/ · frequency rank #2,681

## Definitions
1. In a hopeful manner.
2. It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.

## Etymology
From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhopefully`, `hoepfully`, `hopeffully`, `hopefluly`, `hopefullyy`, `hopefuly`, `hopefulyl`, `hopeuflly`, `hopfeully`, `hoppefully`, `hpoefully`, `ohpefully`

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