procyclical
adjective
procyclical is spelled P-R-O-C-Y-C-L-I-C-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, procyclical means “Moving in the same direction as the overall state of an economy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in procyclical?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-C-Y-C-L-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 procyclical?
Procyclical appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of procyclical
- more procyclical comparative
- most procyclical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procyclical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Moving in the same direction as the overall state of an economy
The employment rate is procyclical, when the economy is doing well more people are working, when it's not doing well, fewer people are working.
- 2
Magnifying the cyclical fluctuations of an economy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does procyclical come from?
From pro- + cyclical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).