behavioural
/bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/adjective
behavioural is spelled B-E-H-A-V-I-O-U-R-A-L: 11 letters. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, behavioural means “Of or pertaining to behaviour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in behavioural?
| Letters | 11: B-E-H-A-V-I-O-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th 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 behavioural?
Behavioural appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 behavioural?
- UK /bɪˈheɪvjərəl/
- US /bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-behavioural.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with behavioural?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as behavioural 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 behavioural
- behavioral US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does behavioural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKOf or pertaining to behaviour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Behavioural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to behaviour:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comportemental |
| German | Verhaltens- |
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 behavioural come from?
From behaviour + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).