usually

/juːʒʊəli/

//juːʒʊəli// adv

The verdict

“usually” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,054 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,054
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - normalmente

Corpus desk

Index PT-usually · usually · Portuguese

usually · rank #86,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,054
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ulster

Nearest frequency peer: Ulster (-3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “usually”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “usually” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for usually
PropertyValue
Headwordusually
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/juːʒʊəli/
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “usually” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).usuallycai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Ulster” (#86,051), “trocentos” (#86,045), “venal” (#86,065). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “usually” fica em #86,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

usually is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,054 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /juːʒʊəli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "normalmente".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for usually, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is usually, spelled U-S-U-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    normalmente

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 Portuguese 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 /juːʒʊəli/.
What does "usually" mean?
As an adverb, "usually" means: normalmente
How do you pronounce "usually"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usually" is /juːʒʊəli/. 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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list