sporadically
adverb
sporadically is spelled S-P-O-R-A-D-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sporadically means “At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sporadically?
| Letters | 12: S-P-O-R-A-D-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 sporadically?
Sporadically appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 sporadically?
Sporadically 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-sporadically.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sporadically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sporadically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In an occasional, infrequent, or irregular manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | sporadisch |
| Portuguese | esporadicamente, pontualmente |
| Spanish | esporádicamente, discontinuamente, intermitentemente, a rachas, a trompicones |
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 sporadically come from?
From sporadic + -ally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).