fraudulent
frau·du·lent/ˈfɹɔːdjʊ.lənt/adjective
fraudulent is spelled F-R-A-U-D-U-L-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables (frau·du·lent). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fraudulent means “Dishonest; based on fraud or deception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fraudulent?
| Letters | 10: F-R-A-U-D-U-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: frau·du·lent |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 fraudulent?
Fraudulent appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 fraudulent?
- UK /ˈfɹɔːdjʊ.lənt/
- UK /ˈfɹɔːdjə.lənt/
- British /ˈfɹoːd͡ʒə.lənt/
Fraudulent has 3 syllables, split frau·du·lent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-fraudulent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fraudulent
- more fraudulent comparative
- most fraudulent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fraudulent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
- 2
False, phony.
He tried to pass a fraudulent check.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fraudulent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dishonest; based on fraud or deception:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | frauduleux |
| German | betrügerisch, schwindlerisch, betrugsanfällig |
| Portuguese | fraudulento |
| Spanish | fraudulento |
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 fraudulent come from?
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).