# principally

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #17,215

## Definitions
1. In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.

## Etymology
From Middle English principaly. By surface analysis, principal + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **principal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/principal-vs-principally)
- **principality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/principality-vs-principally)

## Common misspellings (16)
`pirncipally`, `pprincipally`, `pricnipally`, `princcipally`, `princiaplly`, `principallyy`, `principaly`, `principalyl`, `principlaly`, `princippally`, `princpially`, `prinicpally`, `prinncipally`, `prnicipally`, `prrincipally`, `rpincipally`

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