perpetually
per·pet·u·al·ly/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/adverb
perpetually is spelled P-E-R-P-E-T-U-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables (per·pet·u·al·ly). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, perpetually means “Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perpetually?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-P-E-T-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: per·pet·u·al·ly |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perpetually?
Perpetually appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 perpetually?
- UK /pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/
- UK /pəˈpɛtjʊəli/
- US /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/
Perpetually has 5 syllables, split per·pet·u·al·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perpetually.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does perpetually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perpetually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense seeming to never end:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | perpétuellement |
| German | ewig |
| Portuguese | perpetuamente |
| Spanish | perpetuamente |
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 perpetually come from?
From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).