symmetrical
sym·met·ri·cal/səˈmɛtrək(ə)l/adjective
symmetrical is spelled S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-C-A-L, 4 syllables: sym·met·ri·cal. The wrong spelling people search most is symetrical: about 320 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 2 in 10 of all searches for the word. Symmetrical is an adjective meaning “Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or…”.
How many letters and syllables are in symmetrical?
| Letters | 11: S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sym·met·ri·cal |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, symetrical, about 320 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); 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 do you spell symmetrical?
Symmetrical is spelled S-Y-M-M-E-T-R-I-C-A-L. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 2 in 10 of the searches for symmetrical in either form.
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). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is symmetrical?
Symmetrical appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 symmetrical?
- UK /sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/
- US /səˈmɛtrək(ə)l/
- Australia /sɪˈmetɹɪkəl/
Symmetrical has 4 syllables, split sym·met·ri·cal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-symmetrical.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-symmetrical.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of symmetrical
- more symmetrical comparative
- most symmetrical superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does symmetrical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.
symmetrical design
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Symmetrical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exhibiting symmetry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | symétrique |
| German | symmetrisch |
| Portuguese | simétrico |
| Spanish | simétrico |
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 symmetrical come from?
From symmetry + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).