incrementally

adv

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"incrementally" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incrementally” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,193
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an incremental fashion; by small changes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incrementally · incrementally · English

incrementally · rank #41,193 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,193
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH immunodeficie…

Nearest frequency peer: immunodeficiency (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “incrementally”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “incrementally” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incrementally vs incremental
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incrementally
PropertyValue
Headwordincrementally
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#41,193
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “incrementally”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).incrementallylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “immunodeficiency” (#41,190), “inlaid” (#41,199), “ICAO” (#41,186). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incrementally” is #41,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around incrementally, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #41,193 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In an incremental fashion; by small changes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for incrementally, with forms such as "icnrementally", "inccrementally", and "incermentally". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incremental", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incremental + -ly. The correct English form is incrementally, spelled I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    In an incremental fashion; by small changes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incrementally appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The probability density of the Bayesian posterior was estimated by Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo, with multiple incrementally heated chains.
  2. Performance is improving incrementally, depot by depot and diagram by diagram.

Etymology

From incremental + -ly.

Synonyms

little by littlegraduallyadditivelybit by bitincrementallyfootmealone at a timeone by oneone step at a timepiecemealstep by stepstepwise

Antonyms

decrementally

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnrementally
  • inccrementally
  • incermentally
  • increemntally
  • incremenatlly
  • incremenntally
  • incrementallyy
  • incrementaly
  • incrementalyl
  • incrementlaly
  • incrementtally
  • incremetnally
  • incremmentally
  • incremnetally
  • incrmeentally
  • incrrementally
  • inncrementally
  • inrcementally
  • nicrementally

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incrementally - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnrementally2inccrementally1incermentally2increemntally2incremenatlly2incremenntally1incrementallyy1incrementaly1
Edit distance from "incrementally"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incrementally"?
"incrementally" is spelled I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-L-Y.
What does "incrementally" mean?
As an adverb, "incrementally" means: In an incremental fashion; by small changes.
What words are commonly confused with "incrementally"?
"incrementally" is commonly confused with "incremental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "incrementally"?
From incremental + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "incrementally", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list