alphabetical
al·pha·bet·ic·al/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/adjective, noun
alphabetical is spelled A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T-I-C-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables (al·pha·bet·ic·al). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alphabetical means “Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alphabetical?
| Letters | 12: A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: al·pha·bet·ic·al |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is alphabetical?
Alphabetical appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 alphabetical?
- UK /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/
- US /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/
- US [ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkəl]
Alphabetical has 5 syllables, split al·pha·bet·ic·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-alphabetical.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with alphabetical?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as alphabetical from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɪkəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of alphabetical
- alphabeticals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alphabetical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
- 2
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
All names were placed into an alphabetical list.
- 3
obsoleteliteral
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of alphabetical jigsaw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate alphabetical?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of alphabetical: alpha.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alphabetical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alphabétique , abécédaire |
| German | alphabetisch |
| Portuguese | alfabético |
| Spanish | alfabético |
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 alphabetical come from?
From Latin alphabēticus + -al. By surface analysis, alphabet + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).