academical

Name: academical, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/

//ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“academical” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,157 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#64,157
frequency rank, English: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .

Key facts for academical
Property	Value
Headword	academical
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#64,157
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “academical” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). academical lands here:

#64,157

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for academical is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #64,157 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for academical in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin acadēmicus + -al. The correct English form is academical, spelled A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L.

Definition

1
Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
2
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.

Etymology

From Latin acadēmicus + -al.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "academical"?

"academical" is spelled A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/.

What does "academical" mean?

As an adjective, "academical" means: Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .

How do you pronounce "academical"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "academical" is /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "academical"?

From Latin acadēmicus + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “academical”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.