delightsome
de·light·some/dəˈlaɪtsəm/adjective
delightsome is spelled D-E-L-I-G-H-T-S-O-M-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables (de·light·some). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, delightsome means “Characterised or marked by delight or delightfulness; very pleasing; delightful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delightsome?
| Letters | 11: D-E-L-I-G-H-T-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·light·some |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 delightsome?
Delightsome appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 delightsome?
- /dəˈlaɪtsəm/
- /dɪˈlaɪtsəm/
Delightsome has 3 syllables, split de·light·some in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of delightsome
- more delightsome comparative
- most delightsome superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delightsome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterised or marked by delight or delightfulness; very pleasing; delightful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does delightsome come from?
From delight + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).