infrequently
/ɪnˈfɹiːkwənt.li/adverb
infrequently is spelled I-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, infrequently means “Not frequently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in infrequently?
| Letters | 12: I-N-F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is infrequently?
Infrequently appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 infrequently?
- US /ɪnˈfɹiːkwənt.li/
Infrequently 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-infrequently.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with infrequently?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as infrequently from its last stressed vowel (/ikwəntli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of infrequently
- more infrequently comparative
- most infrequently superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infrequently mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Not frequently.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infrequently in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not frequently:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unregelmäßig |
| Spanish | infrecuentemente, poco frecuentemente |
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 infrequently come from?
From infrequent + -ly or in- + frequently.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).