chordal
/ˈkɔɹ.dəl/adjective
chordal is spelled C-H-O-R-D-A-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chordal means “Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chordal?
| Letters | 7: C-H-O-R-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 chordal?
Chordal appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 chordal?
- UK /ˈkɔː.dəl/
- US /ˈkɔɹ.dəl/
Chordal has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chordal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does chordal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.
- 2
Having an accompaniment of chords rather than a countermelody.
- 3
Having a notochord; chordate
- 4
For a graph, in which all cycles of four or more vertices have a chord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chordal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kind of graph:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cordal |
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 chordal come from?
From chord + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).