# hypothetically

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #31,609

## Definitions
1. In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.
2. Used to introduce a proposition to discussion without commitment to its truth

## Etymology
From hypothetical + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (21)
`hhypothetically`, `hpyothetically`, `hyopthetically`, `hypohtetically`, `hypotehtically`, `hypotheitcally`, `hypothetcially`, `hypothetiaclly`, `hypotheticallyy`, `hypotheticaly`, `hypotheticalyl`, `hypotheticcally`, `hypotheticlaly`, `hypothettically`, `hypothhetically`, `hypothteically`, `hypotthetically`, `hyppothetically`, `hyptohetically`, `hyypothetically`, `yhpothetically`

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