# patiently

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpeɪʃəntli/ · frequency rank #15,466

## Definitions
1. In a patient manner.

## Etymology
From patient + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **patient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patient-vs-patiently)
- **patently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patently-vs-patiently)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aptiently`, `paitently`, `pateintly`, `patienlty`, `patienntly`, `patientlly`, `patientlyy`, `patienttly`, `patientyl`, `patietnly`, `patinetly`, `pattiently`, `ppatiently`, `ptaiently`

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