homiletical
/hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/adjective
homiletical is spelled H-O-M-I-L-E-T-I-C-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, homiletical means “Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in homiletical?
| Letters | 11: H-O-M-I-L-E-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 homiletical?
Homiletical appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 homiletical?
- /hɒmɪˈlɛtɪkəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of homiletical
- more homiletical comparative
- most homiletical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homiletical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoletesocial or companionable.
- 2
Of or relating to homiletics; homiletic; hortatory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does homiletical come from?
From Ancient Greek ὁμιλητικός (homilētikós, “conversable”). Sense 2 from homiletic + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).