intermittent

1. 1.

   stopping and starting at irregular intervals

   “intermittent rain showers”

   Similarsporadic

Questions about intermittent

What does intermittent mean?

intermittent means "stopping and starting at irregular intervals".

How many syllables are in intermittent?

intermittent has 4 syllables: in-ter-mit-tent. The stress falls on "mit". In IPA it is /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtənt/.

Is intermittent a common word?

intermittent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.