glutinous
glu·ti·nous/ˈɡluːtɪnəs/adjective
glutinous is spelled G-L-U-T-I-N-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (glu·ti·nous). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glutinous means “Glue-like, sticky, viscid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glutinous?
| Letters | 9: G-L-U-T-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: glu·ti·nous |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 glutinous?
Glutinous appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 glutinous?
- /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/
Glutinous has 3 syllables, split glu·ti·nous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glutinous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glutinous
- more glutinous comparative
- most glutinous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glutinous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Glue-like, sticky, viscid.
- 2
Of the nature of gluten.
- 3
Containing gluten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glutinous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense glue-like:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glutineux |
| German | klebrig |
| Spanish | glutinoso, masacotudo, mazacotudo, masacote, mazacote |
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 glutinous come from?
From Latin glūtinōsus. By surface analysis, gluten + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).