# recently

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ · frequency rank #1,026

## Definitions
1. In the recent past
2. In the recent past

## Etymology
From recent + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **reentry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recently-vs-reentry)
- **recent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recent-vs-recently)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ercently`, `rceently`, `reccently`, `recenlty`, `recenntly`, `recentlly`, `recentlyy`, `recenttly`, `recentyl`, `recetnly`, `recnetly`, `reecntly`, `rrecently`

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