statistical
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/adjective
statistical is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, statistical means “Of or pertaining to statistics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in statistical?
| Letters | 11: S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,679th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is statistical?
Statistical appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th 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 statistical?
- US /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/
- US [stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩]
Statistical 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: En-us-statistical.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with statistical
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: statistic.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of statistical
- more statistical comparative
- most statistical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does statistical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to statistics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statistical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to statistics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | statistique |
| German | statistisch |
| Spanish | estadístico |
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 statistical come from?
From statistic + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).