abnormal
ab·nor·mal/ˌæbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/adjective, noun
abnormal is spelled A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ab·nor·mal). It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, abnormal means “Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abnormal?
| Letters | 8: A-B-N-O-R-M-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ab·nor·mal |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abnormal?
Abnormal appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 abnormal?
- UK /ˌæbˈnɔː.məl/
- US /ˌæbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/
- US /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/
Abnormal has 3 syllables, split ab·nor·mal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-abnormal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abnormal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abnormal from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹml/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abnormal
- more abnormal comparative
- most abnormal superlative
- abnormals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abnormal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- 2
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
- 1
A person or object that is not normal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abnormal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inhabituel, hors norme, exceptionnel, anormal , anormale |
| German | unnormal, ungewöhnlich, abnorm, abnormal , anormal |
| Portuguese | anormal |
| Spanish | anormal |
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.