pathological

pa·tho·lo·gi·cal/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjective

pathological is spelled P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables (pa·tho·lo·gi·cal). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pathological means “Pertaining to pathology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in pathological?

Letters	12: P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L
Syllables	5: pa·tho·lo·gi·cal
In writing	2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searched	none measured in search
Rhymes with	biological logical technological geological more

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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is pathological?

Pathological appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form in the list.

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Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce pathological?

US /ˌpæθ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
UK /ˌpæθ.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/

Pathological has 5 syllables, split pa·tho·lo·gi·cal in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pathological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with pathological?

The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pathological from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒɪkəl/):

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of pathological

more pathological comparative
most pathological superlative

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does pathological mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

1
Pertaining to pathology.
2
Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
3
Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
4
Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Pathological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Language	Words
French	pathologique (pertaining to pathology), maladif, malsain (relating to or caused by a physical or mental…)
German	pathologisch, krankhaft (pertaining to pathology)
Portuguese	patológico (pertaining to pathology)
Spanish	patológico (pertaining to pathology), malsano, enfermizo, morboso (relating to or caused by a physical or mental…)

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.