factious
/ˈfækʃəs/adjective
factious is spelled F-A-C-T-I-O-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, factious means “Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in factious?
| Letters | 8: F-A-C-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 factious?
Factious appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 factious?
- /ˈfækʃəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-factious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of factious
- more factious comparative
- most factious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does factious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
- 2
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Factious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | factieux |
| German | Splitter- , aufwieglerisch, aufrührerisch |
| Portuguese | faccioso |
| Spanish | sedicioso, faccioso |
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 factious come from?
From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).