requital
re·quit·al/ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/noun
requital is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-T-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables (re·quit·al). It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, requital means “Compensation for damage or loss; amends” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of requital is requitals.
How many letters and syllables are in requital?
| Letters | 8: R-E-Q-U-I-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·quit·al |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is requital?
Requital appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 requital?
- /ɹɪˈkwaɪt.əl/
Requital has 3 syllables, split re·quit·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-requital.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with requital?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as requital.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: quartile.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of requital
- requitals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does requital mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Compensation for damage or loss; amends.
- 2
Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
- 3
Return in kind; recompense, repayment, reward.
In requittal [sic] of those well-intended offices, which you are pleased so emphatically to acknowledge, let me beg that you make in your devotions one petition for my eternal welfare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does requital come from?
From requite + -al. First attested in 1545.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).