oracular
/ɔˈɹæk.ju.lɚ/adjective
oracular is spelled O-R-A-C-U-L-A-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, oracular means “Of or relating to an oracle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oracular?
| Letters | 8: O-R-A-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 oracular?
Oracular appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 oracular?
- UK /ɒɹˈæk.juː.lə/
- UK /ɔːˈɹæk.juː.lə/
- US /ɔˈɹæk.ju.lɚ/
Oracular has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oracular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does oracular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to an oracle.
- 2
Prophetic, foretelling the future.
- 3
Wise, authoritative.
- 4
Ambiguous, hard to interpret.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oracular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to an oracle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oraculaire |
| German | orakelhaft, orakelmäßig |
| Portuguese | oracular |
| Spanish | oracular |
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 oracular come from?
From Middle French oraculaire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).