discontinuously
adverb
discontinuously is spelled D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-O-U-S-L-Y: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, discontinuously means “In a discontinuous manner; not continuously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in discontinuously?
| Letters | 15: D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 discontinuously?
Discontinuously appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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).
Forms of discontinuously
- more discontinuously comparative
- most discontinuously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discontinuously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does discontinuously come from?
From discontinuous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).