French word

sporadiquement

Pronunciation

IPA/spoʁadikəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverboccasionally

Example

Je vois sporadiquement mes amis le week-end.

I see my friends occasionally on weekends.

Illustration for sporadiquement (occasionally)

More examples

Il répond sporadiquement aux messages.

He responds sporadically to messages.

Core concept

Something happening now and then in disconnected, uneven episodes.

Common phrases

  • faire du sport sporadiquement

    exercise sporadically

  • répondre sporadiquement

    reply sporadically

Similar words

quelquefois: Sometimes, on some occasions.
parfois: At times, without a fixed pattern.
de temps en temps: From time to time, with gaps between occurrences.
occasionnellement: Only occasionally, not as a regular occurrence.

Definition in French

Signifie qu'un événement se produit à des intervalles irréguliers, sans régularité.

Word origin

The adverb sporadiquement comes from the adjective sporadique plus -ment; the adjective traces back through Latin sporadicus to Greek sporadikos and spora, 'scattering'.

Usage tips

  • Sporadiquement has a relatively formal tone, whereas parfois and quelquefois are more common choices in ordinary conversation.

Other meanings

  • rarelyadverb

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