nonsensical
adjective
nonsensical is spelled N-O-N-S-E-N-S-I-C-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonsensical means “Without sense; absurd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonsensical?
| Letters | 11: N-O-N-S-E-N-S-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 nonsensical?
Nonsensical appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 nonsensical?
Nonsensical has 4 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-nonsensical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nonsensical
- more nonsensical comparative
- most nonsensical superlative
- nonsensic rare
- non-sensical
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonsensical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without sense; absurd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonsensical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without sense:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | absurde, sans queue ni tête |
| German | sinnwidrig, unsinnig, widersinnig |
| Spanish | estólido |
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.