varietal

Name: varietal, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/vəˈɹaɪətəl/

//vəˈɹaɪətəl// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“varietal” is uncommon English (frequency #55,175 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,175
frequency rank, English: 7,391
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism.

Key facts for varietal
Property	Value
Headword	varietal
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/vəˈɹaɪətəl/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#55,175
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “varietal” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). varietal lands here:

#55,175

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

varietal is uncommon English at frequency #55,175 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vəˈɹaɪətəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for varietal, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From variety + -al. The correct English form is varietal, spelled V-A-R-I-E-T-A-L.

Definition

1
Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism.
2
Made from a single specific variety (especially of grapes in wine).
3
Of or relating to a variety of a language.

Etymology

From variety + -al.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "varietal"?

"varietal" is spelled V-A-R-I-E-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /vəˈɹaɪətəl/.

What does "varietal" mean?

As an adjective, "varietal" means: Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism.

How do you pronounce "varietal"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "varietal" is /vəˈɹaɪətəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "varietal"?

From variety + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “varietal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is V-A-R-I-E-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /vəˈɹaɪətəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.