amical
/ˈa.mɪkl/obsolete
amical is spelled A-M-I-C-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, amical means “Friendly, amicable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amical?
| Letters | 6: A-M-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 amical?
Amical appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 amical?
- UK /ˈa.mɪkl/
- UK /ˈa.mɪ.kəl/
Amical has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of amical
- more amical comparative
- most amical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicFriendly, amicable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does amical come from?
Borrowed from Middle French amical, from Latin amīcālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).