infrequent
adjective
infrequent is spelled I-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, infrequent means “Not frequent; not happening frequently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in infrequent?
| Letters | 10: I-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 infrequent?
Infrequent appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 infrequent?
Infrequent 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).
Forms of infrequent
- more infrequent comparative
- most infrequent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infrequent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not frequent; not happening frequently.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infrequent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Not frequent; not happening frequently:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | selten |
| Spanish | infrecuente, poco frecuente, nada frecuente |
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 infrequent come from?
From in- + frequent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).