educational
/ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjective, noun
educational is spelled E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 40 times per million words in written English, the 2,487th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, educational means “Of, or relating to education” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in educational?
| Letters | 11: E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 40 times per million words; the 2,487th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 educational?
Educational appears 40 times per million words in written English, the 2,487th 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 educational?
- UK /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
- UK /ˌɛd.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
- US /ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
Educational 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: En-us-educational.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with educational?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as educational from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃənəl/):
- operational
- occupational
- computational
- rotational
- informational
- observational
- congregational
- foundational
- aspirational
- improvisational
- conformational
- locational
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 educational
- more educational comparative
- most educational superlative
- educationals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does educational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to education.
A school is an educational establishment.
- 2
Instructive, or helping to educate.
They were shown an educational film about VD.
noun
- 1
A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip
- 2
An educational seminar, workshop, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate educational?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of educational: Educ., PEG, educ..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Educational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éducatif |
| German | Bildungs-, pädagogisch, edukativ , lehrreich |
| Portuguese | educacional, educativo |
| Spanish | educativo, educacional |
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.