incessantly
/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/adverb
incessantly is spelled I-N-C-E-S-S-A-N-T-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, incessantly means “In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incessantly?
| Letters | 11: I-N-C-E-S-S-A-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 incessantly?
Incessantly appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 incessantly?
- US /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/
Incessantly has 4 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-incessantly.ogg, En-au-incessantly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does incessantly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.
He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.
- 2
obsoleteImmediately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incessantly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a manner without pause or stop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incessamment, sans cesse, d’arrache-pied |
| German | ständig, immerzu, fortwährend, unaufhörlich, in einem fort |
| Portuguese | incessantemente |
| Spanish | incesantemente, sin cesar |
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 incessantly come from?
From incessant + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).