how to pronounce totally

/ˈtoʊtəliː/

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the above transcription of totally is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

totally is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… i agree with you totally there was one …”

meanings of totally

adverb:

Definitely; for sure.
To the fullest extent or degree.
Very; extremely.

totally frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word totally occurs in english on average 113.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;