# potentially

> English word · Adverb · IPA /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/ · frequency rank #3,715

## Definitions
1. In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
2. Powerfully, strongly.

## Etymology
From potential + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **potential** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potential-vs-potentially)

## Common misspellings (15)
`optentially`, `poetntially`, `potenitally`, `potenntially`, `potentailly`, `potentiallyy`, `potentialy`, `potentialyl`, `potentilaly`, `potenttially`, `potetnially`, `potnetially`, `pottentially`, `ppotentially`, `ptoentially`

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