continually
con·tin·u·al·ly/kənˈtɪnjuəli/adverb
continually is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables (con·tin·u·al·ly). It appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, continually means “In regular or repeated succession; very often” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in continually?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: con·tin·u·al·ly |
| In writing | 8.1 times per million words; the 8,146th 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 continually?
Continually appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th 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 continually?
- /kənˈtɪnjuəli/
- /kənˈtɪnjəli/
Continually has 5 syllables, split con·tin·u·al·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-continually.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of continually
- more continually comparative
- most continually superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does continually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In regular or repeated succession; very often.
Hecklers continually interrupted my speech.
- 2
proscribedIn a continuous manner; non-stop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Continually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | immer wieder, immerzu , ständig, andauernd |
| Portuguese | continuamente |
| Spanish | continuadamente, continuamente |
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 continually come from?
From continual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).