originally
o·ri·gi·nal·ly/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/adverb
originally is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-L-Y, 5 syllables: o·ri·gi·nal·ly. The wrong spelling people search most is orginally: about 150 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 13 of all searches for the word. Originally is an adverb meaning “As it was in the beginning; at first”.
How many letters and syllables are in originally?
| Letters | 10: O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: o·ri·gi·nal·ly |
| In writing | 49 times per million words; the 2,072nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 6; the most searched, orginally, about 150 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell originally?
Originally is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-L-Y. 6 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 10 of the searches for originally in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is originally?
Originally appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce originally?
- US /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/
- US /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.nə.li/
- US /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nə.li/
Originally has 5 syllables, split o·ri·gi·nal·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-originally.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of originally
- more originally comparative
- most originally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does originally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
As it was in the beginning; at first.
Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
- 2
In an original manner.
They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate originally?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of originally: orig..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Originally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense as it was in the beginning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | au départ, à la base, à l'origine |
| German | ursprünglich |
| Spanish | originalmente, originariamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does originally come from?
From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).