cyclical
/ˈsaɪklɪkəl/adjective, noun
cyclical is spelled C-Y-C-L-I-C-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cyclical means “Recurring at regular intervals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cyclical?
| Letters | 8: C-Y-C-L-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th 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 cyclical?
Cyclical appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 cyclical?
- /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/
- /ˈsɪklɪkəl/
Cyclical has 3 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-cyclical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cyclical
- more cyclical comparative
- most cyclical superlative
- cyclicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyclical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Recurring at regular intervals.
- 2
Rolled up circularly.
a cyclical embryo
noun
- 1
A stock of a cyclical company.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cyclical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense recurring at regular intervals – see also cyclic:
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 cyclical come from?
From cyclic + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).