accretionary
/əˈkɹi.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/adjective
accretionary is spelled A-C-C-R-E-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, accretionary means “Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accretionary?
| Letters | 12: A-C-C-R-E-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 accretionary?
Accretionary appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 accretionary?
- US /əˈkɹi.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/
Accretionary has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of accretionary
- more accretionary comparative
- most accretionary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accretionary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accretionary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to accretion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | acrecionário, acretivo, acrecional |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does accretionary come from?
From accretion + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).