Standard Lemma guide

infrequently

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɪnˈfɹiːkwənt.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F R IY1 K W AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Not frequently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seldom, rarely, infrequently, scarcely, seldomly, uncommonly, unoften

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

not many times

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: frequently

History

Etymology

From infrequent + -ly or in- + frequently.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հազվադեպ (hazvadep) — not frequently
  • Bulgarian: рядко (rjadko) — not frequently
  • Danish: ualmindelig — not frequently
  • Danish: sjælden — not frequently
  • Esperanto: malofte — not frequently
  • Finnish: harvoin — not frequently
  • Finnish: harvakseltaan — not frequently
  • Finnish: harvakseen — not frequently
  • German: unregelmäßig — not frequently
  • Latin: infrequenter — not frequently
  • Romanian: rar — not frequently
  • Russian: неча́сто (nečásto) — not frequently
  • Russian: ре́дко (rédko) — not frequently
  • Slovene: rédko — not frequently
  • Spanish: infrecuentemente — not frequently
  • Spanish: poco frecuentemente — not frequently
  • Ukrainian: неча́сто (nečásto) — not frequently