alchemical
adjective
alchemical is spelled A-L-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alchemical means “Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alchemical?
| Letters | 10: A-L-C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 alchemical?
Alchemical appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 alchemical?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-alchemical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alchemical
- alchemic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alchemical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
- 2
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
- 3
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alchemical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to alchemy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alchimique |
| Portuguese | alquímico |
| Spanish | alquímico |
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.