thenceforward
/ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/adverb
thenceforward is spelled T-H-E-N-C-E-F-O-R-W-A-R-D: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, thenceforward means “From then on; from that time on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thenceforward?
| Letters | 13: T-H-E-N-C-E-F-O-R-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 thenceforward?
Thenceforward appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 thenceforward?
- /ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thenceforward.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does thenceforward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
From then on; from that time on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thenceforward come from?
From thence + forward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).