frigid
frig·id/ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/adjective
frigid is spelled F-R-I-G-I-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (frig·id). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, frigid means “Very cold; lacking warmth; icy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frigid?
| Letters | 6: F-R-I-G-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: frig·id |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 frigid?
Frigid appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 frigid?
- /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/
Frigid has 2 syllables, split frig·id in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-frigid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frigid
- more frigid comparative
- frigider comparative
- most frigid superlative
- frigidest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frigid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
- 2
Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
- 3
colloquialSexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frigid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 frigid come from?
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).