# locally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈləʊkəli/ · frequency rank #5,980

## Definitions
1. With respect to place; in place.
2. In or from the local area.
3. In a restricted part of the body.
4. Within a sufficiently small sphere (or circle or interval) around a given point (sometimes, around any point).

## Etymology
From local + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **lolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locally-vs-lolly)
- **loyalty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locally-vs-loyalty)
- **logically** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locally-vs-logically)
- **local** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/local-vs-locally)
- **Lally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lally-vs-locally)
- **locale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locale-vs-locally)
- **legally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legally-vs-locally)
- **locality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locality-vs-locally)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lcoally`, `llocally`, `loaclly`, `locallyy`, `localy`, `localyl`, `loccally`, `loclaly`, `olcally`

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