rotational
/ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/adjective, noun
rotational is spelled R-O-T-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rotational means “Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rotational?
| Letters | 10: R-O-T-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rotational?
Rotational 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 rotational?
- US /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/
Rotational 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)-Wodencafe-rotational.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rotational?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rotational from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃənəl/):
- educational
- operational
- occupational
- computational
- informational
- observational
- congregational
- foundational
- aspirational
- improvisational
- conformational
- locational
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 rotational
- rotationals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rotational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
A steam turbine converts heat into rotational motion.
- 2
Having non-zero curl somewhere, i.e. not irrotational
noun
- 1
An employee in a job rotation scheme.
- 2
Something, such as a joint, that moves by rotating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rotational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to or caused by rotation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dreh-, Rotations- |
| Spanish | rotacional |
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 rotational come from?
From rotation + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).