progressively
/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪvli/adverb
progressively is spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, progressively means “In a progressive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in progressively?
| Letters | 13: P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 progressively?
Progressively appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 progressively?
- /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪvli/
Progressively 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)-Vealhurl-progressively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of progressively
- more progressively comparative
- most progressively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does progressively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a progressive manner.
increase something progressively
- 2
As part of a progression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Progressively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a progressive manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zunehmend, stufenweise, fortschreitend, fortschrittlich, abschnittsweise, schrittweise |
| Portuguese | progressivamente |
| Spanish | progresivamente |
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 progressively come from?
From progressive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).