academicals
/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩z/noun
academicals is spelled A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L-S: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, academicals means “The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in academicals?
| Letters | 11: A-C-A-D-E-M-I-C-A-L-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 academicals?
Academicals appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 academicals?
- US /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩z/
Academicals 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)-Persent101-academicals.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does academicals mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKThe articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does academicals come from?
From academic + al + -s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).