tyrannical
tyran·ni·cal/təˈrænəkəl/adjective
tyrannical is spelled T-Y-R-A-N-N-I-C-A-L: 10 letters and 3 syllables (tyran·ni·cal). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tyrannical means “Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tyrannical?
| Letters | 10: T-Y-R-A-N-N-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: tyran·ni·cal |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 tyrannical?
Tyrannical appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 tyrannical?
- US /təˈrænəkəl/
- US /tiˈrænəkəl/
Tyrannical has 3 syllables, split tyran·ni·cal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tyrannical.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tyrannical?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tyrannical from its last stressed vowel (/ænəkəl/):
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 tyrannical
- more tyrannical comparative
- most tyrannical superlative
- tyrannic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tyrannical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
- 2
Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
a tyrannical regime
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tyrannical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tyrannique |
| German | tyrannisch |
| Portuguese | tirano, tirânico |
| Spanish | tiránico, tirano , de ordeno y mando |
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 tyrannical come from?
From Latin tyrannicus + -al; ultimately from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) (absolute ruler, despot).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).