correctional
adjective
correctional is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-L: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, correctional means “Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in correctional?
| Letters | 12: C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th 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 correctional?
Correctional appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 correctional?
Correctional 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-correctional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of correctional
- more correctional comparative
- most correctional superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does correctional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
- 2
CanadaUSOf or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
correctional officer, correctional policy, correctional services.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate correctional?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of correctional: Corr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does correctional come from?
From correction + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).