detrital
/diˈtɹaɪtəl/adjective
detrital is spelled D-E-T-R-I-T-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, detrital means “Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in detrital?
| Letters | 8: D-E-T-R-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is detrital?
Detrital appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 detrital?
- US /diˈtɹaɪtəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-detrital.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with detrital?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as detrital from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of detrital
- more detrital comparative
- most detrital superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detrital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does detrital come from?
From detritus + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).