# generally vs generically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### generally
*adverb · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/ · frequency rank #1,186*
Popularly or widely.

### generically
*adverb · IPA /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/ · frequency rank #48,767*
In a generic manner.

## Source
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