glabrous
glabr·ous/ˈɡleɪbɹəs/adjective
glabrous is spelled G-L-A-B-R-O-U-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (glabr·ous). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glabrous means “Bald, hairless; smooth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glabrous?
| Letters | 8: G-L-A-B-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: glabr·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 glabrous?
Glabrous appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 glabrous?
- UK /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/
- UK /ˈɡlæ-/
- US /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/
Glabrous has 2 syllables, split glabr·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-glabrous.wav, En-us-glabrous.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glabrous
- more glabrous comparative
- most glabrous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glabrous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bald, hairless; smooth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glabrous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glabre |
| Spanish | glabro , glabrescente |
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 glabrous come from?
From Latin glaber (“smooth; bald, hairless”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives, denoting possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance). Glaber is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“smooth; bright, shining”), possibly from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).