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hierarchal

/haɪəˈɹɑː(ɹ)kəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
hi-er-ar-chal
IPA
/haɪəˈɹɑː(ɹ)kəl/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a hierarch.

adj

Synonym of hierarchical (“pertaining to a hierarchy (ranking)”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hierarch Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English hierarchal From hierarch + -al.

Inflected Forms

more hierarchal (comparative) most hierarchal (superlative)

Synonyms

hierarchic hierarchical

Questions

How do you pronounce hierarchal?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪəˈɹɑː(ɹ)kəl/.
What does hierarchal mean?
Relating to a hierarch.
Where does hierarchal come from?
Etymology tree English hierarch Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English hierarchal From hierarch + -al.

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