Usualy or usually?
Did you mean usually? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
usualy
Correct
usually
Correct spelling: usually. Misspelling: usualy.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Usual + ly: double L.
Why people write “usualy”
The misspelling “usualy” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where usually 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 usually automatic.
Other misspellings of “usually”
People also write “usally”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“usally”
Correct spelling: usually. Misspelling: usally.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “usally” is only one letter off: it leaves out the U.
What does “usually” mean?
usually adverb
- under normal conditions
“usually she was late”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Usually” in a sentence
- I usually walk to work.
- Usually she was late.
Is “usually” a playable word?
10 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“usualy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from USUALLY.