# optically

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #40,822

## Definitions
1. regarding or using optics

## Etymology
From optical + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **optimally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optically-vs-optimally)
- **optionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optically-vs-optionally)
- **optical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optical-vs-optically)

## Common misspellings (12)
`opitcally`, `opptically`, `optcially`, `optiaclly`, `opticallyy`, `opticaly`, `opticalyl`, `opticcally`, `opticlaly`, `opttically`, `otpically`, `potically`

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