sororal
so·ror·al/səˈɹɔɹəl/adjective
sororal is spelled S-O-R-O-R-A-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables (so·ror·al). It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sororal means “Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sororal?
| Letters | 7: S-O-R-O-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: so·ror·al |
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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; 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 sororal?
Sororal appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 sororal?
- UK /səˈɹɔːɹ(ə)l/
- US /səˈɹɔɹəl/
Sororal has 3 syllables, split so·ror·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-sororal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sororal?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sororal from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹəl/):
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).
What does sororal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.
- 2
archaicRelated through a sister.
sororal nephew
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sororal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sororal, sororel, de sœur |
| German | schwesterlich, geschwisterlich |
| Spanish | sororal |
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 sororal come from?
From Latin soror (“sister”) + English -al (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).