increment
/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/noun, verb
increment is spelled I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, increment means “The action of increasing or becoming greater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of increment is increments.
How many letters and syllables are in increment?
| Letters | 9: I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 increment?
Increment appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 increment?
- /ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/
As a verb (“To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one”): /ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/, /ˈɪŋkrəmɛnt/.
Increment has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-increment.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of increment
- increments plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- incrementing participle, present
- incremented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does increment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of increasing or becoming greater.
- 2
The amount of increase.
- 3
An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, […] think on these things."
- 4
The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.
- 5
A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.
verb
- 1
To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate increment?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of increment: inc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Increment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Erhöhung, Zunahme, Zuwachs , Inkrement |
| French | incrémenter |
| Spanish | incrementar |
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 increment come from?
From Middle English encrement, increment, from Latin incrēmentum, from incrēscō (whence increase), from in- + crēscō (“grow”). Equivalent to increase + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).