dialectical
adjective
dialectical is spelled D-I-A-L-E-C-T-I-C-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dialectical means “Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dialectical?
| Letters | 11: D-I-A-L-E-C-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 dialectical?
Dialectical appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 dialectical?
- US
Dialectical has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-dialectical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dialectical
- more dialectical comparative
- most dialectical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dialectical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
- 2
Synonym of dialectal (“of or pertaining to a dialect”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dialectical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to dialectic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dialectique |
| Portuguese | dialético |
| Spanish | dialéctico |
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 dialectical come from?
From Latin dialecticus + -al. By surface analysis, dialectic + -al or dialect + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).