sectional
/ˈsɛkʃənəl/adjective, noun
sectional is spelled S-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sectional means “Relating to a section” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sectional?
| Letters | 9: S-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 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 sectional?
Sectional appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 sectional?
- /ˈsɛkʃənəl/
Sectional has 3 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-sectional.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sectional?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sectional.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: coastline.
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 sectional
- more sectional comparative
- most sectional superlative
- sectionals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sectional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to a section.
- 2
Separating into sections.
Our new sectional couch divided into pieces, but the pieces still wouldn't fit through the door.
- 3
Relating to conflict between areas.
The U.S. civil war can be considered a sectional dispute.
noun
- 1
An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
- 2
A sectional chart, a type of map used for navigation in the air.
- 3
A tournament or match held at the section level, typically between the regionals and the championships.
- 4
A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate sectional?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of sectional: sect..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sectional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | partikular , Couchgarnitur , Stimmprobe, Registerprobe |
| French | partielle |
| Spanish | parcial, seccional |
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 sectional come from?
From section + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).