# rightfully

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɹaɪtfəli/ · frequency rank #21,344

## Definitions
1. In accordance with what is right or just.
2. Rightly, correctly.

## Etymology
From Middle English ryghtefully, equivalent to rightful + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`irghtfully`, `rgihtfully`, `rigghtfully`, `righftully`, `righhtfully`, `rightffully`, `rightfluly`, `rightfullyy`, `rightfuly`, `rightfulyl`, `righttfully`, `rightuflly`, `rigthfully`, `rihgtfully`, `rrightfully`

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