henceforward
/hɛnsˈfɔɹwɝd/adverb
henceforward is spelled H-E-N-C-E-F-O-R-W-A-R-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, henceforward means “from now on; from this time on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in henceforward?
| Letters | 12: H-E-N-C-E-F-O-R-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 henceforward?
Henceforward appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 henceforward?
- /hɛnsˈfɔɹwɝd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-henceforward.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does henceforward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
from now on; from this time on
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does henceforward come from?
From Middle English hennes forward, equivalent to hence + forward. Compare Middle English hens-forthward, hennes forthward (“henceforward”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).