compartmental
/kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/adjective
compartmental is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T-A-L: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, compartmental means “Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in compartmental?
| Letters | 13: C-O-M-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 compartmental?
Compartmental appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 compartmental?
- /kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/
Compartmental has 4 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-compartmental.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does compartmental mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does compartmental come from?
From compartment + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).