usually

\ˈjuːʒʊəli\

/\ˈjuːʒʊəli\/ adv

The verdict

“usually” is uncommon French (frequency #94,362 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,362
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'habitude, ordinairement, d'ordinaire, habituellement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-usually · usually · French

usually · rank #94,362 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,362
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH uru

Nearest frequency peer: uru (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « usually »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « usually » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for usually
PropertyValue
Headwordusually
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈjuːʒʊəli\
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « usually » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.usuallytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « uru » (#94,361), « Valensole » (#94,363), « Uranie » (#94,360). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « usually » est au #94,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

usually is uncommon French at frequency #94,362 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈjuːʒʊəli\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for usually in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is usually, spelled U-S-U-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'habitude, ordinairement, d'ordinaire, habituellement.
  2. 2
    Généralement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how usually appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
  2. This breakfast cereal usually comes in a green box, and now it's in a blue box.

Synonyms

normallyordinarily

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "usually"?
"usually" is spelled U-S-U-A-L-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjuːʒʊəli\.
What does "usually" mean?
As an adverb, "usually" means: D'habitude, ordinairement, d'ordinaire, habituellement.
How do you pronounce "usually"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usually" is \ˈjuːʒʊəli\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "usually" come from?
"usually" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "usually", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list