# lastly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈlɑːstli/ · frequency rank #11,410

## Definitions
1. Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.
2. Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.

## Etymology
From last + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **lasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lastly-vs-lasts)
- **lusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lastly-vs-lusty)
- **lately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lastly-vs-lately)
- **lazily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lastly-vs-lazily)
- **Laszlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lastly-vs-laszlo)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/last-vs-lastly)
- **laity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laity-vs-lastly)
- **Lally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-lastly)
- **lasted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lasted-vs-lastly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`alstly`, `laslty`, `lasstly`, `lastlly`, `lastlyy`, `lasttly`, `lastyl`, `latsly`, `llastly`, `lsatly`

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