# mortally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈmɔːtəli/ · frequency rank #39,439

## Definitions
1. Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.
2. As a mortal.

## Etymology
From Middle English mortally, equivalent to mortal + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **mortal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mortal-vs-mortally)
- **morally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morally-vs-mortally)
- **mentally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mentally-vs-mortally)
- **mortality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mortality-vs-mortally)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmortally`, `moratlly`, `morrtally`, `mortallyy`, `mortaly`, `mortalyl`, `mortlaly`, `morttally`, `motrally`, `mrotally`, `omrtally`

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