biannually
/baɪˈænjuːəliː/adverb
biannually is spelled B-I-A-N-N-U-A-L-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, biannually means “Taking place twice per year, semiannually” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biannually?
| Letters | 10: B-I-A-N-N-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 biannually?
Biannually appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
How do you pronounce biannually?
- /baɪˈænjuːəliː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-biannually.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does biannually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Taking place twice per year, semiannually.
- 2
Taking place every two years, biennially.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does biannually come from?
From biannual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).