probably

Questions about probably

What does probably mean?

probably means "with considerable certainty; without much doubt". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in probably?

probably has 3 syllables: pro-ba-bly. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑbəˌbli/.

What is another word for probably?

Close synonyms include likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike, credibly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is probably a common word?

probably is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with probably?

1 word rhymes with probably. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.