compositional
com·pos·it·ion·al/ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪ.ʃən.əl/adjective
compositional is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables (com·pos·it·ion·al). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, compositional means “Of or relating to composition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in compositional?
| Letters | 13: C-O-M-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: com·pos·it·ion·al |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 compositional?
Compositional appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 compositional?
- /ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪ.ʃən.əl/
Compositional has 5 syllables, split com·pos·it·ion·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-compositional.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of compositional
- more compositional comparative
- most compositional superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compositional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to composition.
The compositional aspects of this work are less than ideal.
- 2
Being the sum of its parts.
The phrase "sum of its parts" is entirely compositional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does compositional come from?
From composition + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).