henceforth
/hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/adverb
henceforth is spelled H-E-N-C-E-F-O-R-T-H: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, henceforth means “From now on; from this time on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in henceforth?
| Letters | 10: H-E-N-C-E-F-O-R-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is henceforth?
Henceforth appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 henceforth?
- /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/
Henceforth has 2 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-henceforth.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does henceforth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
From now on; from this time on.
I will try to do a better job, henceforth, now that I know the proper technique!
- 2
Further within this document.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Henceforth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense from now on:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dorénavant, désormais |
| German | künftig, fürderhin, hinfort, fortan |
| Portuguese | doravante, de agora em diante |
| Spanish | en adelante, de ahora en adelante, a partir de ahora, desde ahora, de aquí en adelante |
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 henceforth come from?
From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, from modification of Old English heonan forþ with an adverbial genitive suffix. By surface analysis, hence (“from here”) + forth (“forward”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).