censorial
/ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/adjective
censorial is spelled C-E-N-S-O-R-I-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, censorial means “Relating to a censor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in censorial?
| Letters | 9: C-E-N-S-O-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 censorial?
Censorial appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 censorial?
- US /ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with censorial?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as censorial from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiəl/):
- editorial
- territorial
- gubernatorial
- boreal
- combinatorial
- curatorial
- sartorial
- arboreal
- ambassadorial
- inquisitorial
- advertorial
- responsorial
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 censorial
- more censorial comparative
- most censorial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does censorial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to a censor.
- 2
Relating to censorship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Censorial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to a censor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | censorial |
| Spanish | censorial |
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 censorial come from?
From Latin cēnsōrius + -al. By surface analysis, censor + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).