radiological
adjective
radiological is spelled R-A-D-I-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, radiological means “Of or pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in radiological?
| Letters | 12: R-A-D-I-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 radiological?
Radiological appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 radiological?
- US
Radiological has 6 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-radiological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does radiological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Radiological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | radiologique |
| German | radiologisch |
| Portuguese | radiológico |
| Spanish | radiológico |
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 radiological come from?
From radiology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).