# optionally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɑpʃənəli/ · frequency rank #38,081

## Definitions
1. In an optional manner; not mandatorily.

## Etymology
From optional + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`opitonally`, `opptionally`, `optinoally`, `optioanlly`, `optionallyy`, `optionaly`, `optionalyl`, `optionlaly`, `optionnally`, `optoinally`, `opttionally`, `otpionally`, `potionally`

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