# reluctantly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/ · frequency rank #16,111

## Definitions
1. In a reluctant or hesitant manner.

## Etymology
From reluctant + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **reluctant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reluctant-vs-reluctantly)

## Common misspellings (18)
`erluctantly`, `relcutantly`, `relluctantly`, `relucatntly`, `relucctantly`, `reluctanlty`, `reluctanntly`, `reluctantlly`, `reluctantlyy`, `reluctanttly`, `reluctantyl`, `reluctatnly`, `reluctnatly`, `relucttantly`, `relutcantly`, `reulctantly`, `rleuctantly`, `rreluctantly`

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