aberrational
/ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən.l̩/adjective
aberrational is spelled A-B-E-R-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aberrational means “Characterized by aberration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aberrational?
| Letters | 12: A-B-E-R-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aberrational?
Aberrational appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aberrational?
- US /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən.l̩/
- US /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃnl̩/
Aberrational has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-aberrational.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aberrational
- more aberrational comparative
- most aberrational superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aberrational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by aberration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aberrational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characterized by aberration:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aberrativo, aberratório |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aberrational come from?
From aberration + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).