more and more

adv

"more-and-more" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“more and more” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Progressively more.

Key facts for more and more
PropertyValue
Headwordmore and more
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “more and more” sits in English frequency

more and more falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

more and more is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

more and more has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is more and more, spelled M-O-R-E- -A-N-D- -M-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Progressively more.
  2. 2
    In a manner that progressively increases.
  3. 3
    Indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "more and more"?
"more and more" is spelled M-O-R-E- -A-N-D- -M-O-R-E.
What does "more and more" mean?
As an adverb, "more and more" means: Progressively more.
What language does "more and more" come from?
"more and more" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “more and more”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-R-E- -A-N-D- -M-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list