commonly

UK/ˈkɒmənli/US/ˈkɑmənli/

adverbB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,477 of 15,258mostly written

Commonly means in most cases, and by most people. Commonly used, commonly known as, commonly believed.

Commonly known as is the standard way of giving a plain name beside a technical one. It reports frequency and not correctness, so commonly believed is often the polite opening of a correction.

Definitions of commonly

1adverbcommonlyIn most cases, and by most people.B2+
“Paracetamol is commonly used to treat headaches and fevers.”

commonly is a frequency.

Where it comes from

Common plus -ly, from Latin communis, shared by all.

Middle English
comunly
English, today
commonly

Middle English comunly; equivalent to common + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

commonly in the wild

The plural form (questions) is the more commonly used, yet the singular (question) is also used.
FAQ
In English, it is most commonly used to represent the voiceless alveolar plosive, a sound it also denotes in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
T
Symptoms are commonly non-specific but may include pain, swelling and redness around the affected area.
Osteomyelitis
In adults, the most commonly affected site is the spine and in pediatric populations the most commonly affected site is the long bones.
Osteomyelitis
The boobook can be commonly known as the 'mopoke' due to its call (double hoot 'boo-book').
Ninox boobook ocellata

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