how to pronounce certainly

/ˈsɝtənliː/

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certainly is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of certainly

adverb:

In a way which is certain; with certainty.
An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.
Without doubt, surely.

certainly frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word certainly occurs in english on average 140.4 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.

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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 certainly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;