certainly
Definitions
Adverb
- Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "certainly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certainly | 3 | 143 |
| 2 | uncertainly | 4 | 2 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "certainly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suddenly | 3 | 153 |
| 2 | essentially | 4 | 47 |
| 3 | strongly | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | scarcely | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | steadily | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | seemingly | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | severely | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | swiftly | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | squarely | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | solidly | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | solemnly | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | specially | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | superbly | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | scholarly | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | smartly | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | savagely | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | sleepily | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | speedily | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | suitably | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | scraggly | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | sedately | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | sparsely | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | serenely | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | severally | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | sloppily | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | sobbingly | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | soothingly | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | sprightly | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | starkly | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | steamily | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | swahili | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | assertedly | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | assertively | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | santelli | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | santilli | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | santulli | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | sniffily | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | snodderly | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | somberly | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | sparkly | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | speciale | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | spendley | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | spinale | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | spinelli | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | spitale | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | spitzley | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | spradley | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | spratley | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | stampley | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | standley | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | staunchly | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | stingley | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | stoically | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | stradley | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | swartley | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | swingley | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "certainly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certain | 2 | 313 |
| 2 | uncertain | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | certainty | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | uncertainty | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | scrutiny | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | curtain | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | ascertain | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | certify | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | rainy | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | curtail | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | crazily | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | uncertainly | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | pertain | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | cleanly | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | rainley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | cranley | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | erany | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | crain | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | crail | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | cerny | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "certainly" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "certainly" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | almost certainly | 2 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "certainly" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "certainly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 56
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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