infrequency
noun
infrequency is spelled I-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-C-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, infrequency means “The characteristic of being infrequent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of infrequency is infrequencies.
How many letters and syllables are in infrequency?
| Letters | 11: I-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 infrequency?
Infrequency appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 infrequency?
Infrequency 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).
Forms of infrequency
- infrequencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infrequency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being infrequent.
the infrequency of her visits
- 2
The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does infrequency come from?
From Latin infrequentia (“scantiness”), equivalent to in- + frequency or infrequent + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).