# incessant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/ · frequency rank #27,877

## Definitions
1. Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.

## Easily confused with
- **incessantly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incessant-vs-incessantly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`icnessant`, `inccessant`, `incesant`, `incesasnt`, `incessannt`, `incessantt`, `incessatn`, `incessnat`, `incsesant`, `inecssant`, `inncessant`, `nicessant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/incessant