fortitudinous
"fortitudinous" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fortitudinous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having fortitude; courageous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fortitudinous · fortitudinous · English
fortitudinous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortitudinous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fortitudinous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fortitudinous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having fortitude; courageous.".
fortitudinous has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fortitude + -in- + -ous. The correct English form is fortitudinous, spelled F-O-R-T-I-T-U-D-I-N-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having fortitude; courageous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortitudinous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
these fortitudinous heroes are awed by the superior fierceness of the lions and tigers
as brave and fortitudinous a man as any in the king's dominions
Etymology
From fortitude + -in- + -ous.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.