alternatingly
adverb
alternatingly is spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-N-G-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, alternatingly means “In an alternating manner; taking turns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alternatingly?
| Letters | 13: A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alternatingly?
Alternatingly appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does alternatingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an alternating manner; taking turns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alternatingly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an alternating manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alternantemente |
| Spanish | alternantemente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does alternatingly come from?
From alternating + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).