# virtually

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/ · frequency rank #4,641

## Definitions
1. Almost but not quite.
2. In essence or functionally, but not in fact, formally, or technically.
3. Of a subgroup of finite index.
4. Of a covering space of finite degree.
5. By computer or in cyberspace.

## Etymology
From Middle English vertually; equivalent to virtual + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **vitally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virtually-vs-vitally)
- **visually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virtually-vs-visually)
- **virtual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virtual-vs-virtually)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ivrtually`, `virrtually`, `virtaully`, `virttually`, `virtuallyy`, `virtualy`, `virtualyl`, `virtulaly`, `virutally`, `vitrually`, `vritually`, `vvirtually`

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