# preferably

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/ · frequency rank #11,090

## Definitions
1. In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

## Etymology
From preferable + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`perferably`, `ppreferably`, `preefrably`, `prefearbly`, `preferabbly`, `preferablly`, `preferablyy`, `preferabyl`, `preferalby`, `preferbaly`, `preferrably`, `prefferably`, `prefreably`, `prfeerably`, `prreferably`, `rpeferably`

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