This is the 3260th most frequent Russian word.
оказывается
"Turns out" or "appears to be."
Here, 'оказывается' is used to indicate a realization or discovery of a fact that was previously unknown.
Оказывается, они уже приехали.
It turns out, they have already arrived.
In this sentence, the word 'оказалась' is used to express the outcome or result of an evaluation of someone's qualities.
Она оказалась хорошим другом.
She turned out to be a good friend.
Here, 'оказываешь' is used to mean 'to provide or render', showing the active contribution of support to another person.