racial
/ˈɹeɪʃəl/adjective, noun
racial is spelled R-A-C-I-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, racial means “Of or relating to a race (or a people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in racial?
| Letters | 6: R-A-C-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,302nd 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 racial?
Racial appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd 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 racial?
- /ˈɹeɪʃəl/
Racial has 2 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)-Wodencafe-racial.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-racial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of racial
- more racial comparative
- most racial superlative
- racials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does racial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a race (or a people).
the racial complexion
noun
- 1
A skill possessed by all characters of a certain race.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Racial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to a race (or a people):
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 racial come from?
From race + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).