fragrance
/ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/noun, verb
fragrance is spelled F-R-A-G-R-A-N-C-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fragrance means “A pleasant smell or odour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fragrance is fragrances.
How many letters and syllables are in fragrance?
| Letters | 9: F-R-A-G-R-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th 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 fragrance?
Fragrance appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 fragrance?
- /ˈfɹeɪɡɹən(t)s/
- /ˈfɹæ.ɡɹəns/
Fragrance has 2 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: En-us-fragrance.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fragrance
- fragrances plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fragrancing participle, present
- fragranced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fragrance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pleasant smell or odour.
- 2
A perfume.
verb
- 1
To apply a fragrance to; to perfume.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fragrance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pleasant smell or odour:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parfum, fragrance |
| German | Duft, Duftnote |
| Portuguese | fragrância, perfume, cheiro |
| Spanish | fragancia, aroma, fragrancia (disused) |
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 fragrance come from?
Borrowed from French fragrance, from Middle French fragrance, from Old French fraglance, from Late Latin frāgrantia. See fragrant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).