mythical
/ˈmɪθɪkəl/adjective
mythical is spelled M-Y-T-H-I-C-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mythical means “Existing in myth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mythical?
| Letters | 8: M-Y-T-H-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 mythical?
Mythical appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 mythical?
- /ˈmɪθɪkəl/
Mythical 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-mythical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mythical
- more mythical comparative
- most mythical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mythical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Existing in myth.
mythical creature
- 2
Not real; false or fabricated.
- 3
Very rare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mythical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense existing in myth:
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 mythical come from?
From Latin mȳthicus + -al; by surface analysis, myth + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).