portrayal
por·tray·al/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/noun
portrayal is spelled P-O-R-T-R-A-Y-A-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables (por·tray·al). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, portrayal means “The act of portraying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of portrayal is portrayals.
How many letters and syllables are in portrayal?
| Letters | 9: P-O-R-T-R-A-Y-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: por·tray·al |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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 portrayal?
Portrayal appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 portrayal?
- US /ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/
Portrayal has 3 syllables, split por·tray·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-portrayal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of portrayal
- portrayals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does portrayal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of portraying.
- 2
The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does portrayal come from?
From portray + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).