periodically

1. 1.

   in a sporadic manner

   “he only works sporadically”

   Synonymssporadically

Questions about periodically

What does periodically mean?

periodically means "in a sporadic manner".

How many syllables are in periodically?

periodically has 6 syllables: pe-ri-o-di-cal-ly. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˌpiɹiˈɑdɪkəli/.

What is another word for periodically?

Close synonyms include sporadically. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is periodically a common word?

periodically 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.