# privately

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɹaɪvɪtli/ · frequency rank #7,045

## Definitions
1. In a private manner.

## Etymology
From private + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **privates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/privately-vs-privates)
- **private** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/private-vs-privately)

## Common misspellings (14)
`pirvately`, `pprivately`, `priavtely`, `privaetly`, `privatelly`, `privatelyy`, `privateyl`, `privatley`, `privattely`, `privtaely`, `privvately`, `prrivately`, `prviately`, `rpivately`

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