attritional
/əˈtɹɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjective
attritional is spelled A-T-T-R-I-T-I-O-N-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, attritional means “Of or pertaining to attrition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attritional?
| Letters | 11: A-T-T-R-I-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 attritional?
Attritional appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 attritional?
- US /əˈtɹɪ.ʃə.nəl/
Attritional has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-attritional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with attritional?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as attritional from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃənəl/):
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 attritional
- more attritional comparative
- most attritional superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does attritional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to attrition.
a prolonged attritional battle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does attritional come from?
From attrition + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).