raptorial
adjective
raptorial is spelled R-A-P-T-O-R-I-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, raptorial means “Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in raptorial?
| Letters | 9: R-A-P-T-O-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 raptorial?
Raptorial appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 raptorial?
Raptorial 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)-Vealhurl-raptorial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of raptorial
- more raptorial comparative
- most raptorial superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does raptorial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like or resembling a raptor; seizing or plundering, like a bird of prey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Raptorial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rapace |
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 raptorial come from?
From raptor + -ial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).