academical
/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/adjective, noun
academical is spelled A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, academical means “Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in academical?
| Letters | 10: A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is academical?
Academical appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 academical?
- UK /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
- US /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
Academical has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-academical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of academical
- academicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does academical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
rareBelonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
- 2
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.
noun
- 1
Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).