normal
norm·al/ˈnoɹ.məl/adjective, noun
normal is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (norm·al). It appears 102 times per million words in written English, the 1,048th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, normal means “According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in normal?
| Letters | 6: N-O-R-M-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: norm·al |
| In writing | 102 times per million words; the 1,048th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is normal?
Normal appears 102 times per million words in written English, the 1,048th 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 normal?
- UK /ˈnɔː.məl/
- UK [ˈnɔː.mɫ̩]
- US /ˈnoɹ.məl/
Normal has 2 syllables, split norm·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-normal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of normal
- more normal comparative
- normaler comparative
- normaller comparative
- most normal superlative
- normalest superlative
- normallest superlative
- normals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does normal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
Organize the data into third normal form.
- 2
In whose representation in a given base b ≥ 2, for every positive integer n, the bⁿ possible strings of n digits follow a uniform distribution.
A number whose individual digits in a given base representation follow a uniform distribution is said to be simply normal.
- 3
With cosets which form a group.
- 4
Which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K.
- 5
Which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution.
- 6
Which is pre-compact.
- 7
Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.
- 8
Which commutes with its conjugate transpose.
noun
- 1
A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.
- 2
A person who is healthy, normal, as opposed to one who is morbid.
- 3
slangA person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.
- 4
The usual state.
I was quite ill for a while, but latterly seem to have returned to normal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate normal?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of normal: norm., nrml.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Normal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | normal , ordinaire , normale |
| German | normal , Normale |
| Portuguese | normal |
| Spanish | normal , bien, sano |
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.