arithmetical
adjective
arithmetical is spelled A-R-I-T-H-M-E-T-I-C-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, arithmetical means “Of or pertaining to arithmetic, particularly the functions of arithmetic (noun; stress on the second syllable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in arithmetical?
| Letters | 12: A-R-I-T-H-M-E-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 arithmetical?
Arithmetical appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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).
What does arithmetical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to arithmetic, particularly the functions of arithmetic (noun; stress on the second syllable).
noun
- 1
archaicSynonym of arithmetic mean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arithmetical come from?
From Latin arithmēticus + -al; equivalent to arithmetic + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).