phraseological
/ˌfɹeɪziəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjective
phraseological is spelled P-H-R-A-S-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phraseological means “Of or pertaining to phraseology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phraseological?
| Letters | 14: P-H-R-A-S-E-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 phraseological?
Phraseological appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 phraseological?
- /ˌfɹeɪziəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phraseological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to phraseology.
- 2
Consisting of a peculiar form of words.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phraseological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to phraseology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phraséologique |
| German | phraseologisch |
| Portuguese | fraseológico |
| Spanish | fraseológico |
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 phraseological come from?
From phraseology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).