how to pronounce actually

/ˈæktˌʃuəliː/

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actually is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of actually in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… let's go oh yeah actually gonna go for a …”

meanings of actually

adverb:

In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
Actively.

actually frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word actually occurs in english on average 474.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics actually can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that actually can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;