# personally

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ · frequency rank #2,638

## Definitions
1. In a personal manner.
2. In person.
3. Concerning oneself.
4. As a person.

## Etymology
From Middle English personally, personely, personallich, personaliche, equivalent to personal + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **personals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personally-vs-personals)
- **personal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personal-vs-personally)
- **personable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personable-vs-personally)
- **personality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/personality-vs-personally)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eprsonally`, `perosnally`, `perrsonally`, `persnoally`, `persoanlly`, `personallyy`, `personaly`, `personalyl`, `personlaly`, `personnally`, `perssonally`, `pesronally`, `ppersonally`, `presonally`

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