fiscal
fis·cal/ˈfɪskəl/adjective, noun
fiscal is spelled F-I-S-C-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (fis·cal). It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fiscal means “Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fiscal?
| Letters | 6: F-I-S-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fis·cal |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is fiscal?
Fiscal appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th 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 fiscal?
- /ˈfɪskəl/
Fiscal has 2 syllables, split fis·cal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fiscal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fiscal
- more fiscal comparative
- most fiscal superlative
- fiscals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fiscal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
fiscal matters
- 2
proscribedPertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
- 3
Being a fiscal year.
noun
- 1
A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
- 2
Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
- 3
In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
- 4
A public prosecutor (UK) or a district attorney (US).
- 5
Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fiscal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | budgétaire |
| Portuguese | fiscal |
| Spanish | fiscal, crematístico |
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 fiscal come from?
From Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus (“treasury”) – see fiscus and fisc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).