morphological
/ˌmɔɹfəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/adjective
morphological is spelled M-O-R-P-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, morphological means “Of, or pertaining to, morphology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in morphological?
| Letters | 13: M-O-R-P-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 morphological?
Morphological appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 morphological?
- UK /ˌmɔːfəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
- US /ˌmɔɹfəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
Morphological has 5 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)-Sapaa-morphological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with morphological?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as morphological from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒɪkl/):
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).
What does morphological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, morphology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Morphological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to morphology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | morphologique |
| German | morphologisch |
| Portuguese | morfológico |
| Spanish | morfológico |
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 morphological come from?
From morphology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).