decreasingly
/dɪˈkɹiːsɪŋ(ɡ)li/adverb
decreasingly is spelled D-E-C-R-E-A-S-I-N-G-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, decreasingly means “In a decreasing manner; progressively less” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decreasingly?
| Letters | 12: D-E-C-R-E-A-S-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 decreasingly?
Decreasingly appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 decreasingly?
- UK /dɪˈkɹiːsɪŋ(ɡ)li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decreasingly
- more decreasingly comparative
- most decreasingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decreasingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a decreasing manner; progressively less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decreasingly come from?
From decreasing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).