behavioral
/bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/adjective
behavioral is spelled B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, behavioral means “Of or relating to behavior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in behavioral?
| Letters | 10: B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 behavioral?
Behavioral appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 behavioral?
- UK /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/
- US /bɪˈheɪvjəɹəl/
- US /bəˈheɪvjəɹəl/
Behavioral 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-behavioral.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aquild-behavioral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with behavioral?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as behavioral from its last stressed vowel (/eɪvjəɹəl/):
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 behavioral
- behavioural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does behavioral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USOf or relating to behavior.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Behavioral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to behavior:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comportemental |
| Portuguese | comportamental |
| Spanish | del comportamiento, conductual |
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.