Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generally speaking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al-ly s-peak-ing
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
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What does generally speaking mean?
Synonym of in general; generally.

How to pronounce generally speaking

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