hallucinatory
hal·lu·cin·atory/həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/adjective
hallucinatory is spelled H-A-L-L-U-C-I-N-A-T-O-R-Y: 13 letters and 4 syllables (hal·lu·cin·atory). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hallucinatory means “Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hallucinatory?
| Letters | 13: H-A-L-L-U-C-I-N-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: hal·lu·cin·atory |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 hallucinatory?
Hallucinatory appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 hallucinatory?
- UK /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tər.i/
- US /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.tɔːr.i/
Hallucinatory has 4 syllables, split hal·lu·cin·atory in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hallucinatory.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-hallucinatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hallucinatory
- more hallucinatory comparative
- most hallucinatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hallucinatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Partaking of, or tending to produce, hallucination.
hallucinatory drug
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hallucinatory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tending to produce hallucination:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hallucinatoire |
| German | halluzinatorisch |
| Portuguese | alucinatório |
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 hallucinatory come from?
From hallucinate + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).