# retroactively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli/ · frequency rank #31,321

## Definitions
1. Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.

## Etymology
From retroactive + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`ertroactively`, `rertoactively`, `retoractively`, `retraoctively`, `retroacctively`, `retroacitvely`, `retroactievly`, `retroactivelly`, `retroactivelyy`, `retroactiveyl`, `retroactivley`, `retroactivvely`, `retroacttively`, `retroactviely`, `retroatcively`, `retrocatively`, `retrroactively`, `rettroactively`, `rretroactively`, `rteroactively`

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