# retrospectively

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #36,318

## Definitions
1. In a retrospective manner.

## Etymology
From retrospective + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (24)
`ertrospectively`, `rertospectively`, `retorspectively`, `retropsectively`, `retrosepctively`, `retrospcetively`, `retrospecctively`, `retrospecitvely`, `retrospectievly`, `retrospectivelly`, `retrospectivelyy`, `retrospectiveyl`, `retrospectivley`, `retrospectivvely`, `retrospecttively`, `retrospectviely`, `retrospetcively`, `retrosppectively`, `retrosspectively`, `retrrospectively`, `retrsopectively`, `rettrospectively`, `rretrospectively`, `rterospectively`

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