# increasing vs increasingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### increasing
*adjective · IPA /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,116*
On the increase.

### increasingly
*adverb · frequency rank #3,760*
Increasing in amount or intensity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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