copious
/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/adjective
copious is spelled C-O-P-I-O-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, copious means “Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in copious?
| Letters | 7: C-O-P-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 copious?
Copious appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 copious?
- US /ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/
Copious 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-copious.wav, En-us-copious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of copious
- more copious comparative
- most copious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does copious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
He drank a copious amount of vodka, and passed out.
- 2
Having an abundant supply.
- 3
Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Copious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 copious come from?
From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).