farcical
/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/adjective
farcical is spelled F-A-R-C-I-C-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, farcical means “Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in farcical?
| Letters | 8: F-A-R-C-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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 farcical?
Farcical appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 farcical?
- /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/
Farcical 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-farcical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of farcical
- more farcical comparative
- most farcical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does farcical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
- 2
obsoleterarePertaining to farcy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Farcical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense absurd:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ridicule, risible, farfelu, burlesque, grotesque |
| German | grotesk, irrwitzig, aberwitzig, absurd |
| Spanish | farsesco |
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 farcical come from?
From farce + -ical, after comical etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).