numerical
nu·mer·i·cal/n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/adjective
numerical is spelled N-U-M-E-R-I-C-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables (nu·mer·i·cal). It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “numeric vs numerical” about 210 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, numerical means “Of or pertaining to numbers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in numerical?
| Letters | 9: N-U-M-E-R-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: nu·mer·i·cal |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is numerical?
Numerical appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 numerical?
- UK /n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
- UK [n(j)uːˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kɫ̩]
- US /n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/
Numerical has 4 syllables, split nu·mer·i·cal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-numerical.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Jjamesryan-numerical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with numerical
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: numeric.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of numerical
- more numerical comparative
- most numerical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does numerical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to numbers.
- 2
obsoleteThe same in number; hence, identically the same; identical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Numerical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to numbers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | numérique |
| German | numerisch, nummerisch, zahlenmäßig |
| Portuguese | numérico |
| Spanish | guarismo |
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 numerical come from?
From numeric + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).