generational
adjective
generational is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, generational means “Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in generational?
| Letters | 12: G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 generational?
Generational appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 generational?
Generational 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)-Vealhurl-generational.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does generational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.
- 2
informalExceptional; the best/worst of a generation; once-in-a-generation.
- 3
informalVery good/bad (through semantic bleaching or weakening of the above sense).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Generational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or changing over generations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | générationnel |
| German | generationell, generationsmäßig, Generations- |
| Portuguese | geracional |
| Spanish | generacional |
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.