patently vs apparently

patently and apparently both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patently	No	No	No	Yes
apparently	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, patently and apparently are synonyms defined as:

patently and apparently: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Other synonyms of patently include evidently, manifestly, obviously, plain, plainly.

patently (adverb)	apparently (adverb)
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')	from appearances alone
	unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')