actually
Definitions
Adverb
- In actual fact
- Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
- At the present moment
- As a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "actually".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | actually | 4 | 166 |
| 2 | contractually | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | factually | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "actually".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | annually | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | casually | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | actively | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | nationally | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | angrily | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | magically | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | manually | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | rationally | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | candidly | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | randomly | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | handsomely | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | palpably | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | tangibly | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | dastardly | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | factually | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | gallantly | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | handedly | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | lastingly | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | mattingley | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | mcanally | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | mcannally | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | patently | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | tactfully | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | tankersley | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | thankfully | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "actually".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | actual | 3 | 99 |
| 2 | naturally | 4 | 70 |
| 3 | mutually | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | casually | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | actuality | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | factual | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | culturally | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | fatally | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | tally | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | manually | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | habitually | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | tactically | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | racially | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | factually | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | tactfully | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | actuary | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | tully | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cully | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | cally | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | contractually | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "actually" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "actually" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "actually" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "actually".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 3
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 19
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
War aimed at preventing Iranian nukes may actually lead to them, ex-IDF expert warns
Mar 13, 2026 The Times of Israel
Mar 13, 2026 The Times of Israel
The national debt isn’t $39 trillion. One economist says it’s actually $100 trillion
Mar 13, 2026 Yahoo Finance
Mar 13, 2026 Yahoo Finance