hierarchal
/haɪəˈɹɑː(ɹ)kəl/adjective
hierarchal is spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hierarchal means “Relating to a hierarch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hierarchal?
| Letters | 10: H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 hierarchal?
Hierarchal appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 hierarchal?
- /haɪəˈɹɑː(ɹ)kəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hierarchal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hierarchal
- more hierarchal comparative
- most hierarchal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hierarchal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to a hierarch.
The bishop discharged his hierarchal duties by arbitrating the dispute.
- 2
Synonym of hierarchical (“pertaining to a hierarchy (ranking)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hierarchal come from?
From hierarch + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).