countercyclical
adjective
countercyclical is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-Y-C-L-I-C-A-L: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, countercyclical means “Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in countercyclical?
| Letters | 15: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-Y-C-L-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 countercyclical?
Countercyclical appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
Forms of countercyclical
- more countercyclical comparative
- most countercyclical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does countercyclical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dampening the cyclical fluctuations due to the business cycle in an economy.
- 2
Moving in the direction opposite to that of the overall state of an economy.
The unemployment rate is countercyclical in the sense that it rises when economic growth is low and vice versa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).