analytical
/ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/adjective
analytical is spelled A-N-A-L-Y-T-I-C-A-L: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, analytical means “Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in analytical?
| Letters | 10: A-N-A-L-Y-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 analytical?
Analytical appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 analytical?
- UK /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
- UK [ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kɫ̩]
- US /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
Analytical has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-analytical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with analytical?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as analytical from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtɪkəl/):
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 analytical
- more analytical comparative
- most analytical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does analytical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
an analytical experiment
- 2
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
an analytical mind
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does analytical come from?
Compare with French analytique. See analysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).