atypical
/eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/adjective, noun
atypical is spelled A-T-Y-P-I-C-A-L: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, atypical means “Not conforming to the normal type” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in atypical?
| Letters | 8: A-T-Y-P-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 atypical?
Atypical appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 atypical?
- UK /eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
Atypical has 4 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-atypical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with atypical?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as atypical from its last stressed vowel (/ɪpɪkəl/, British pronunciation):
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 atypical
- more atypical comparative
- most atypical superlative
- atypicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does atypical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not conforming to the normal type.
- 2
Unusual or irregular.
noun
- 1
An atypical antipsychotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Atypical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not conforming to the norm:
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 atypical come from?
From a- + typical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).