# spontaneously

> English word · Adverb · IPA /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ · frequency rank #18,701

## Definitions
1. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.

## Etymology
From spontaneous + -ly.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`psontaneously`, `sopntaneously`, `spnotaneously`, `sponatneously`, `sponntaneously`, `spontaenously`, `spontaneosuly`, `spontaneoulsy`, `spontaneouslly`, `spontaneouslyy`, `spontaneoussly`, `spontaneousyl`, `spontaneuosly`, `spontanneously`, `spontanoeusly`, `spontnaeously`, `sponttaneously`, `spotnaneously`, `sppontaneously`, `sspontaneously`

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