frabjous
/ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/adjective
frabjous is spelled F-R-A-B-J-O-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, frabjous means “Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frabjous?
| Letters | 8: F-R-A-B-J-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 frabjous?
Frabjous appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 frabjous?
- /ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-frabjous.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frabjous
- more frabjous comparative
- most frabjous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frabjous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frabjous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fabulous, joyous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | frabieux |
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 frabjous come from?
Originally a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's poem “Jabberwocky” (see the quotation); probably a blend of fair + fabulous + joyous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).