biweekly
/baɪˈwiːkli/adjective, adverb, noun
biweekly is spelled B-I-W-E-E-K-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “bi-weekly vs biweekly” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As an adjective, biweekly means “Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biweekly?
| Letters | 8: B-I-W-E-E-K-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is biweekly?
Biweekly appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 biweekly?
- /baɪˈwiːkli/
Biweekly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-biweekly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with biweekly
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: bi-weekly (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of biweekly
- bi-weekly
- biweeklies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biweekly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
- 2
Occurring twice a week.
adverb
- 1
Every two weeks.
- 2
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
- 1
Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
The local paper is a biweekly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biweekly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bimensuel , bihebdomadaire , toutes les deux semaines, tous les quinze jours, quinzomadairement , bihebdomadairement |
| German | alle zwei Wochen, vierzehntägig , zweimal pro Woche , zweiwöchentlich |
| Portuguese | quinzenal , bissemanal , uma vez a cada duas semanas , duas vezes por semana |
| Spanish | quincenal , bisemanal , cada dos semanas , dos veces por semana , bisemanario |
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 biweekly come from?
From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).