influential
in·flu·en·tial/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/adjective, noun
influential is spelled I-N-F-L-U-E-N-T-I-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables (in·flu·en·tial). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, influential means “Having or exerting influence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in influential?
| Letters | 11: I-N-F-L-U-E-N-T-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·flu·en·tial |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,138th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is influential?
Influential appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th 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 influential?
- UK /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/
- US /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/
- Australia /ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/
Influential has 4 syllables, split in·flu·en·tial in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-influential.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with influential?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as influential from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnʃəl/):
- potential
- essential
- confidential
- existential
- prudential
- consequential
- experiential
- circumferential
- reverential
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of influential
- more influential comparative
- most influential superlative
- influentials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does influential mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or exerting influence.
John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.
noun
- 1
A person who has influence
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Influential in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having considerable influence:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | influent |
| German | einflussreich |
| Portuguese | influente |
| Spanish | influyente, pudiente, influente, influencial |
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 influential come from?
From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).