potentially

1. 1.

   with a possibility of becoming actual

   “he is potentially dangerous”

   “potentially useful”

Questions about potentially

What does potentially mean?

potentially means "with a possibility of becoming actual".

How many syllables are in potentially?

potentially has 4 syllables: po-ten-tial-ly. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /pəˈtɛnʃəli/.

Is potentially a common word?

potentially is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.