academical
/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
"academical" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“academical” is uncommon English (frequency #64,157 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,157
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
Corpus desk
Index EN-academical · academical · English
academical · rank #64,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,157
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Acadian
Nearest frequency peer: Acadian (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “academical”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- abolishment
abolishment
35,847 corpus weight
- academical
academical
35,844 corpus weight
- Acadian
Acadian
35,843 corpus weight
- acclimate
acclimate
35,842 corpus weight
- acquirer
acquirer
35,838 corpus weight
- affirmative…
affirmatively
35,837 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “academical” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “academical” in English
Rare enough to double-check
academical is uncommon English at frequency #64,157 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
- 1Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
- 2Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how academical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This faithfull deputy of his maker and Maſter, entended no prepoſterous courſe againſt you. His breſt like the hart of a good Magiſtrate, is the Ocean whereinto all the cares of our Academicall causes empty themſelues, which hee ever ſendeth forth againe in a wiſe conveyance by the ſtreames of iuſtice
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.
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