avaricious
/ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/adjective
avaricious is spelled A-V-A-R-I-C-I-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, avaricious means “Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in avaricious?
| Letters | 10: A-V-A-R-I-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 avaricious?
Avaricious appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 avaricious?
- /ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-avaricious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of avaricious
- more avaricious comparative
- most avaricious superlative
- avaritious
- avaricius
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avaricious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Avaricious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense actuated by avarice:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avare |
| German | habgierig, habsüchtig, gierig |
| Portuguese | avarento |
| Spanish | avaricioso, avaro, avariento, codicioso |
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 avaricious come from?
From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).