# liberally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈlɪb(ə)ɹəli/ · frequency rank #32,481

## Definitions
1. In a liberal manner; generously; freely.
2. In accordance with political views associated with the liberals.

## Etymology
From liberal + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **literally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liberally-vs-literally)
- **liberal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liberal-vs-liberally)
- **laterally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laterally-vs-liberally)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilberally`, `lbierally`, `libberally`, `libearlly`, `liberallyy`, `liberaly`, `liberalyl`, `liberlaly`, `liberrally`, `libreally`, `liebrally`, `lliberally`

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