# practically

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/ · frequency rank #5,249

## Definitions
1. In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
2. Almost completely; almost entirely.
3. With respect to practices or a practice.
4. In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.

## Etymology
From practical + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **practical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/practical-vs-practically)
- **practicable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/practicable-vs-practically)
- **practicality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/practicality-vs-practically)

## Common misspellings (16)
`parctically`, `ppractically`, `pracctically`, `pracitcally`, `practcially`, `practiaclly`, `practicallyy`, `practicaly`, `practicalyl`, `practiccally`, `practiclaly`, `practtically`, `pratcically`, `prcatically`, `prractically`, `rpactically`

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