Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mythical

/ˈmɪθɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
myth-i-cal
IPA
/ˈmɪθɪkəl/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Existing in myth.

adj

Not real; false or fabricated.

adj

Very rare.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin mȳthicus + -al; by surface analysis, myth + -ical.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more mythical (comparative) most mythical (superlative)

Derived Forms

antimythical geomythical monomythical mythicality mythically mythicalness nonmythical postmythical premythical pseudomythical psychomythical semimythical

Frequently Paired Words

mythological

Synonyms

mythic legendary fabulous mythologic mythological

Questions

How do you pronounce mythical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪθɪkəl/.
What does mythical mean?
Existing in myth.
Where does mythical come from?
From Latin mȳthicus + -al; by surface analysis, myth + -ical.

How to pronounce mythical

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