arrant
ar·rant/ˈæɹ(ə)nt/adjective
arrant is spelled A-R-R-A-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ar·rant). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, arrant means “Complete; downright; utter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in arrant?
| Letters | 6: A-R-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ar·rant |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is arrant?
Arrant appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 arrant?
- UK /ˈæɹ(ə)nt/
- /ˈæɹənt/
- /ˈɛɹənt/
Arrant has 2 syllables, split ar·rant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-arrant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arrant
- more arrant comparative
- arranter comparative
- most arrant superlative
- arrantest superlative
- errant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arrant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
datedComplete; downright; utter.
an arrant knave arrant nonsense
- 2
datedVery bad; despicable.
- 3
obsoleteObsolete form of errant (“roving around; wandering”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).