how to pronounce usual

/ˈjuʒəwəl/

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usual is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… we are making up the rules as usual and …”

meaning of usual

Usual means usual, normal, or customary.

usual frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word usual occurs in english on average 77.3 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 usual 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 usual can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;