hermeneutical
her·me·neu·ti·cal/ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl/adjective
hermeneutical is spelled H-E-R-M-E-N-E-U-T-I-C-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables (her·me·neu·ti·cal). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hermeneutical means “Of or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hermeneutical?
| Letters | 13: H-E-R-M-E-N-E-U-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: her·me·neu·ti·cal |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 hermeneutical?
Hermeneutical appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 hermeneutical?
- UK /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl/
- US /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl/
- Australia /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tɪ.kəl/
Hermeneutical has 5 syllables, split her·me·neu·ti·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-hermeneutical.wav, En-us-hermeneutical.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hermeneutical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts).
Near-synonyms: exegetical, exegetic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hermeneutical come from?
From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “an interpreter”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”); see hermeneutics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).