généralement
French, adverb/ʒe.ne.ʁal.mɑ̃/
généralement is spelled G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written French, the 1,112th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Généralement is a French adverb meaning “generally, in general” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “La plupart du temps, couramment, fréquemment, en général..”.
What does généralement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
generally, in general
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. La plupart du temps, couramment, fréquemment, en général...
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce généralement?
- /ʒe.ne.ʁal.mɑ̃/
- \ʒe.ne.ʁal.mɑ̃\
- [ʒe.ne.ʁal.mɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to généralement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is généralement in French?
généralement appears 76 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).