chirurgical
/kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪkəl/obsolete
chirurgical is spelled C-H-I-R-U-R-G-I-C-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chirurgical means “Surgical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chirurgical?
| Letters | 11: C-H-I-R-U-R-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 chirurgical?
Chirurgical appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 chirurgical?
- /kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪkəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chirurgical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicSurgical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chirurgical come from?
From Middle English cirurgical, from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin chirurgicālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).