Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vocally

/ˈvoʊkəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: vo-cal-ly
IPA: /ˈvoʊkəli/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a vocal manner.

adv

Using words.

Example Sentences

"Passengers complained long and vocally about the timetable changes."
"The infant responded vocally to the first stimulus in the study."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal 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 vocally From vocal + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvoʊkəli/
British English: /ˈvəʊkəli/

Inflected Forms

more vocally (comparative) most vocally (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonvocally

Rhymes With

locally

Questions

How do you pronounce vocally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊkəli/.
What does vocally mean?: In a vocal manner.
Where does vocally come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal 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 vocally From vocal + -ly.

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