mayoral
/meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/adjective, noun
mayoral is spelled M-A-Y-O-R-A-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mayoral means “Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mayoral?
| Letters | 7: M-A-Y-O-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mayoral?
Mayoral appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 mayoral?
- UK /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/
- UK /ˈmɛə.ɹəl/
- UK /mɛːɹəl/
As a noun (“A Spanish-speaking overseer of a bull ranch”): /ˌmɑːjə(ʊ)ˈral/, /ˌmɑjəˈrɑl/.
Mayoral has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mayoral.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mayoral3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mayoral
- more mayoral comparative
- most mayoral superlative
- mayorals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mayoral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).
The mayoral seal was applied to all official correspondence of the mayor.
noun
- 1
A Spanish-speaking overseer of a bull ranch.
- 2
A Spanish-speaking overseer of an estate’s slaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mayoral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maïoral |
| German | Bürgermeister-, bürgermeisterlich |
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 mayoral come from?
From mayor + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).