How to spell constantly

hear itcon·stant·ly/'kɑnstəntli/adverbRules and real life

What it means: Without interruption or change.

In a sentence: The clock ticks constantly throughout the day.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as constentely or constanly.

Same family: constancy, inconstant, constantness, consistent. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Constantly” comes from the Latin verb *constare*, meaning “to stand firm” or “remain steady.” Over time, the idea of something that doesn’t change became the adverb “constantly,” meaning something happens again and again without stopping.

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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