how to pronounce potentially

/pəˈtɛnʃəliː/

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potentially is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… Friday you could potentially get 20 …”

meanings of potentially

adverb:

In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
Powerfully, strongly.

potentially frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word potentially occurs in english on average 18.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics potentially 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 potentially can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;