relational
re·la·tio·naladjective
relational is spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables (re·la·tio·nal). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, relational means “Relating to relations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in relational?
| Letters | 10: R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: re·la·tio·nal |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 relational?
Relational appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 relational?
- US
Relational has 4 syllables, split re·la·tio·nal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-relational.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of relational
- more relational comparative
- most relational superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does relational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to relations.
essays on relational rights
- 2
Friendly and peaceful.
- 3
Of a database technology using tables and adhering to Codd’s 12 rules.
- 4
Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.
relational art
- 5
Pertaining to a relational adjective, i.e. an adjective that relates what it modifies to a noun rather than qualifying it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Relational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | relational |
| French | relationnel |
| Portuguese | relacional |
| Spanish | relacional |
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 relational come from?
From relation + -al. The database sense is from the definition of relation as a set of ordered tuples.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).