accelerative
/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪv/adjective
accelerative is spelled A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-I-V-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, accelerative means “Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accelerative?
| Letters | 12: A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 accelerative?
Accelerative appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 accelerative?
- US /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪv/
- US /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪv/
Accelerative 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)-NaomiAmethyst-accelerative.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accelerative
- more accelerative comparative
- most accelerative superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accelerative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).