committal
/kəˈmɪtəl/noun, adjective
committal is spelled C-O-M-M-I-T-T-A-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, committal means “The act of entrusting something to someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of committal is committals.
How many letters and syllables are in committal?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-M-I-T-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is committal?
Committal appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 committal?
- /kəˈmɪtəl/
Committal has 3 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-committal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of committal
- committals plural
- commital
- more committal comparative
- most committal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does committal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of entrusting something to someone.
- 2
The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
- 3
The act of perpetrating an offence.
- 4
The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a committee.
- 2
Of or relating to commitment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Committal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of putting a body into a grave:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Beisetzung, Bestattung |
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 committal come from?
From commit + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).