cadaverous
adjective
cadaverous is spelled C-A-D-A-V-E-R-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cadaverous means “Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cadaverous?
| Letters | 10: C-A-D-A-V-E-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 cadaverous?
Cadaverous appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
Forms of cadaverous
- more cadaverous comparative
- most cadaverous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cadaverous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cadaverous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cadaverous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cadavérique |
| Portuguese | cadavérico |
| Spanish | cadavérico |
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 cadaverous come from?
From Latin cadāverōsus; compare Middle English cadaverous (“gangrenous, mortified”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).