# pleasantly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈplɛzəntli/ · frequency rank #18,397

## Definitions
1. In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
2. Lightly
3. Ludicrously; facetiously.

## Etymology
From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **pleasant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pleasant-vs-pleasantly)
- **peasantry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peasantry-vs-pleasantly)

## Common misspellings (16)
`lpeasantly`, `pelasantly`, `plaesantly`, `pleaasntly`, `pleasanlty`, `pleasanntly`, `pleasantlly`, `pleasantlyy`, `pleasanttly`, `pleasantyl`, `pleasatnly`, `pleasnatly`, `pleassantly`, `plesaantly`, `plleasantly`, `ppleasantly`

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