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Literaly or literally?

Did you mean literally? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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literaly

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literally

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Correct spelling: literally. Misspelling: literaly.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Literal + ly: keep both Ls.

Why people write “literaly”

The misspelling “literaly” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where literally has a double LL.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make literally automatic.

What does “literally” mean?

literally adverb

  1. in a literal sense

    “literally translated”

  2. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

    “our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Literally” in a sentence

  • The village is literally on the border.
  • Literally translated.
  • Our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War.

Is “literally” a playable word?

l 1i 1t 1e 1r 1a 1l 1l 1y 4

12 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“literaly” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from LITERALLY.

Literally: quick answers

Is it literaly or literally?
The correct spelling is literally. “literaly” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell literally?
Literal + ly: keep both Ls.
What does literally mean?
Literally means: in a literal sense.