aplenty
/əˈplɛnti/adjective, adverb
aplenty is spelled A-P-L-E-N-T-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aplenty means “In a generous or overlarge quantity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aplenty?
| Letters | 7: A-P-L-E-N-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aplenty?
Aplenty appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 aplenty?
- /əˈplɛnti/
Aplenty 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aplenty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with aplenty
Also written: a-plenty (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with aplenty?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aplenty.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: penalty, netplay.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aplenty
- a-plenty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aplenty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a generous or overlarge quantity.
We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support.
adverb
- 1
Enough or more than enough.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aplenty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | im Überfluss |
| Portuguese | em abundância |
| Spanish | en abundancia , a tutiplén, a porrillo, para dar y tomar |
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 aplenty come from?
From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).