Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

typically

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: typ-i-cal-ly
IPA: /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a typical or common manner.

adv

In an expected or customary manner.

Example Sentences

"An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time."
"And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes."

Etymology

Etymology tree English typical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English typically From typical + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/
British English: /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/

Inflected Forms

more typically (comparative) most typically (superlative)

Derived Forms

chemotypically clonotypically haplotypically heterotypically homotypically isotypically monotypically organotypically phonotypically

Synonyms

commonly most of the time ordinarily routinely

Antonyms

atypically

Questions

How do you pronounce typically?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/.
What does typically mean?: In a typical or common manner.
Where does typically come from?: Etymology tree English typical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English typically From typical + -ly.

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