causal
/ˈkɔːzəl/adjective, noun
causal is spelled C-A-U-S-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, causal means “Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in causal?
| Letters | 6: C-A-U-S-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 causal?
Causal appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 causal?
- UK /ˈkɔːzəl/
- UK [ˈkʰo̞ːz̥əl]
- British /ˈkoːzəl/
Causal has 2 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-causal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with causal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as causal (/ɔzəl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: casual, casula.
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 causal
- more causal comparative
- most causal superlative
- causals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does causal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
noun
- 1
A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Causal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to or being a cause of something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | causal |
| German | kausal, ursächlich |
| Portuguese | causal |
| Spanish | causal |
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 causal come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).