# presently

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɹɛzəntli/ · frequency rank #10,911

## Definitions
1. Immediately, at once; quickly.
2. Before long; soon.
3. At present; now; currently.
4. With actual presence; in actuality.

## Etymology
From Middle English presently; equivalent to present + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **presents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presently-vs-presents)
- **present** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/present-vs-presently)
- **presented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presented-vs-presently)
- **presenter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presenter-vs-presently)

## Common misspellings (15)
`persently`, `ppresently`, `preesntly`, `presenlty`, `presenntly`, `presentlly`, `presentlyy`, `presenttly`, `presentyl`, `presetnly`, `presnetly`, `pressently`, `prresently`, `prseently`, `rpesently`

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