fractional
/ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/adjective, noun
fractional is spelled F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-A-L: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fractional means “Pertaining to a fraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fractional?
| Letters | 10: F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 fractional?
Fractional appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 fractional?
- /ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/
Fractional 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)-Flame,_not_lame-fractional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fractional
- more fractional comparative
- most fractional superlative
- fractionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fractional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a fraction.
- 2
Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
- 3
Very small; minute.
- 4
Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
noun
- 1
An expression of a fractional number.
In English, most ordinals double as fractionals – "third", "fourth", and so on – with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional is "half".
- 2
Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time.
A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.
- 3
Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fractional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to a fraction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fractionnel, fractionnaire |
| Spanish | fraccionario |
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 fractional come from?
From fraction + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).