# mentally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈmɛntəli/ · frequency rank #5,144

## Definitions
1. In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

## Etymology
From mental + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **mortally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mentally-vs-mortally)
- **mental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mental-vs-mentally)
- **McNally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnally-vs-mentally)
- **manually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manually-vs-mentally)
- **mentality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mentality-vs-mentally)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emntally`, `menatlly`, `menntally`, `mentallyy`, `mentaly`, `mentalyl`, `mentlaly`, `menttally`, `metnally`, `mmentally`, `mnetally`

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