# legally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈliːɡəli/ · frequency rank #5,058

## Definitions
1. As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
2. From a legal perspective.

## Etymology
From legal + -ly. Piecewise doublet of leally and loyally.

## Easily confused with
- **locally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legally-vs-locally)
- **legal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legal-vs-legally)
- **Lally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-legally)
- **legacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legacy-vs-legally)
- **legality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legality-vs-legally)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elgally`, `leaglly`, `legallyy`, `legaly`, `legalyl`, `leggally`, `leglaly`, `lgeally`, `llegally`

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