# proactively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv.li/ · frequency rank #36,298

## Definitions
1. In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.

## Etymology
From proactive + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **productively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proactively-vs-productively)
- **proactive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proactive-vs-proactively)

## Common misspellings (17)
`poractively`, `pproactively`, `praoctively`, `proacctively`, `proacitvely`, `proactievly`, `proactivelly`, `proactivelyy`, `proactiveyl`, `proactivley`, `proactivvely`, `proacttively`, `proactviely`, `proatcively`, `procatively`, `prroactively`, `rpoactively`

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