# vicariously

> English word · Adverb · IPA /vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li/ · frequency rank #40,955

## Definitions
1. In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.

## Etymology
From vicarious + -ly (adverbial suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **viciously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicariously-vs-viciously)
- **variously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/variously-vs-vicariously)
- **vicarious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicarious-vs-vicariously)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ivcariously`, `vciariously`, `viacriously`, `vicairously`, `vicariosuly`, `vicarioulsy`, `vicariouslly`, `vicariouslyy`, `vicarioussly`, `vicariousyl`, `vicariuosly`, `vicaroiusly`, `vicarriously`, `viccariously`, `vicraiously`, `vvicariously`

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