frolicsome
frol·ic·some/ˈfrɒlɪksəm/adjective
frolicsome is spelled F-R-O-L-I-C-S-O-M-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (frol·ic·some). It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, frolicsome means “Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in frolicsome?
| Letters | 10: F-R-O-L-I-C-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: frol·ic·some |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 frolicsome?
Frolicsome appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 frolicsome?
- /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/
- /ˈfrɑlɪksəm/
Frolicsome has 3 syllables, split frol·ic·some in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-frolicsome.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frolicsome
- more frolicsome comparative
- most frolicsome superlative
- frolicksome
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does frolicsome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frolicsome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense given to frolicking:
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 frolicsome come from?
From frolic + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).