cultural
cul·tur·al/ˈkʌl.tʃ(ə.)ɹəl/adjective
cultural is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables (cul·tur·al). It appears 56 times per million words in written English, the 1,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cultural means “Pertaining to culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cultural?
| Letters | 8: C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cul·tur·al |
| In writing | 56 times per million words; the 1,822nd 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 cultural?
Cultural appears 56 times per million words in written English, the 1,822nd 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 cultural?
- UK /ˈkʌl.tʃ(ʊ.)ɹəl/
- US /ˈkʌl.tʃ(ə.)ɹəl/
- /kəl.tʃ(ʊ.).ɾəl/
Cultural has 3 syllables, split cul·tur·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cultural.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cultural
- more cultural comparative
- most cultural superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cultural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to culture.
- 2
Due to human activity.
cultural lighting
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cultural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to culture:
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 cultural come from?
From culture + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).