Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

situational

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: sit-u-a-tion-al
IPA: /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a particular situation or situations in general.

Etymology

From situation + -al.

Inflected Forms

more situational (comparative) most situational (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsituational situationally

Phrases

situational awareness situational mutism

Rhymes With

educational operational recreational organizational inspirational occupational vocational computational sensational gravitational motivational generational

Questions

How do you pronounce situational?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃənəl/.
What does situational mean?: Of or pertaining to a particular situation or situations in general.
Where does situational come from?: From situation + -al.

How to pronounce situational

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