Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instructional

/ˌɪnstɹˈʌkʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: in-struc-tion-al
IPA: /ˌɪnstɹˈʌkʃənəl/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.

adj

Relating to the teaching profession.

noun

A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.

Example Sentences

"The manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it."
"There are 33 instructional resignations tonight, double the amount at this time last year."
"On legitimate days off, during the summer, Klam received poolside instructionals in monied femininity from Marcia and her three sisters — “the Jewish Gang of Four.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction English -al English instructional From instruction + -al.

Inflected Forms

more instructional (comparative) most instructional (superlative) instructionals (plural)

Derived Forms

instructionally noninstructional preinstructional teleinstructional

Phrases

instructional design pre-instructional

Rhymes With

fluxional

Questions

How do you pronounce instructional?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnstɹˈʌkʃənəl/.
What does instructional mean?: Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.
Where does instructional come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction English -al English instructional From instruction + -al.

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