# purposely

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɝpəsli/ · frequency rank #16,316

## Definitions
1. On purpose; intentionally.

## Etymology
From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **purposes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purposely-vs-purposes)
- **purpose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purpose-vs-purposely)
- **purposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purposed-vs-purposely)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ppurposely`, `pruposely`, `puprosely`, `puropsely`, `purpoesly`, `purposelly`, `purposelyy`, `purposeyl`, `purposley`, `purpossely`, `purpposely`, `purpsoely`, `purrposely`, `uprposely`

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