# incremental

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #17,639

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to an increment.
2. Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

## Etymology
From increment + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **incrementally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incremental-vs-incrementally)
- **increment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/increment-vs-incremental)

## Common misspellings (17)
`icnremental`, `inccremental`, `incermental`, `increemntal`, `incremenatl`, `incremenntal`, `incrementall`, `incrementla`, `incrementtal`, `incremetnal`, `incremmental`, `incremnetal`, `incrmeental`, `incrremental`, `inncremental`, `inrcemental`, `nicremental`

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