prejudicial
/ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/adjective
prejudicial is spelled P-R-E-J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prejudicial means “Exhibiting prejudice or bias” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prejudicial?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prejudicial?
Prejudicial appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 prejudicial?
- UK /ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/
Prejudicial has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-prejudicial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prejudicial
- more prejudicial comparative
- most prejudicial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prejudicial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
- 2
Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
- 3
Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prejudicial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avec préjugé , préjudiciable, nuisible |
| German | voreingenommen , abträglich |
| Spanish | prejuicioso , perjudicial |
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 prejudicial come from?
From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).