fragrant
/ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/adjective
fragrant is spelled F-R-A-G-R-A-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fragrant means “Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fragrant?
| Letters | 8: F-R-A-G-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fragrant?
Fragrant appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 fragrant?
- US /ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/
- /ˈfɹæ.ɡɹənt/
Fragrant 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-fragrant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fragrant?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fragrant from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɡɹənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fragrant
- more fragrant comparative
- most fragrant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fragrant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.
fragrant flower
- 2
UKAttractive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fragrant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sweet-smelling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | odorant, aromatique |
| German | duftend, wohlriechend |
| Portuguese | cheiroso |
| Spanish | fragante, perfumado, fragrante, bienoliente |
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 fragrant come from?
Borrowed from Latin frāgrāns, present active participle of frāgrō (“to smell”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).