Hopefully-Thankfully | Commonly Confused Words

Hopefully

/ˈhəʊpfəli/

Used to express a wish or desire in a positive way, meaning that something is expected to happen.

She picked it up hopefully.Victoria said hopefully.Hopefully it worked."

/ˈθæŋkfəli/

In a grateful or relieved manner

Victoria drank thankfully.She is nice, isn't she?' said Anne thankfully.Thankfully they don't notice us.

Both words are adverbs but convey different emotions or attitudes.
Hopefully is related to hope and optimism about future events.
Thankfully expresses gratitude or relief about something that has happened or didn't happen.
People often misuse hopefully to express hopefulness rather than it as an adverbial phrase.
Thankfully is more about being thankful for the past occurrences.