dialectal
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
"dialectal" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dialectal” is uncommon English (frequency #87,209 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,209
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to a dialect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dialectal · dialectal · English
dialectal · rank #87,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,209
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH diamine
Nearest frequency peer: diamine (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “dialectal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- deselect
deselect
12,798 corpus weight
- deshmukh
deshmukh
12,797 corpus weight
- DGB
DGB
12,794 corpus weight
- dialectal
dialectal
12,792 corpus weight
- diamine
diamine
12,791 corpus weight
- Dijkstra
Dijkstra
12,787 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dialectal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dialectal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dialectal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dialectal is uncommon English at frequency #87,209 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dialectal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dialect + -al. The correct English form is dialectal, spelled D-I-A-L-E-C-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to a dialect.
- 2Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dialectal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.
Etymology
From dialect + -al.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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