bathyal
/ˈbæθi.əl/adjective
bathyal is spelled B-A-T-H-Y-A-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bathyal means “Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bathyal?
| Letters | 7: B-A-T-H-Y-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 bathyal?
Bathyal appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 bathyal?
- /ˈbæθi.əl/
- /ˈbeɪθi.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bathyal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bathyal come from?
From bathy- + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).