adipose
/ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/adjective, noun
adipose is spelled A-D-I-P-O-S-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, adipose means “Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adipose?
| Letters | 7: A-D-I-P-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adipose?
Adipose appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce adipose?
- UK /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊs/
- UK /ˈæd.ɪ.pəʊz/
- US /ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs/
Adipose has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-adipose.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adipose
- more adipose comparative
- most adipose superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adipose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- 2
Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
- 1
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adipose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense containing, composed of, or consisting of fat:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adipose come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”). By surface analysis, adip- + -ose; Latin adeps (“fat, lard”) is probably related to Umbrian 𐌀𐌛𐌄𐌐𐌄𐌔 (ařepes, “offerings of fat”) since 𐌛 (ř) in Umbrian regularly represents an earlier *d.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).