glutton
glut·ton/ˈɡlʌtn̩/adjective, noun
glutton is spelled G-L-U-T-T-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (glut·ton). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glutton means “Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glutton?
| Letters | 7: G-L-U-T-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: glut·ton |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glutton?
Glutton appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 glutton?
- US /ˈɡlʌtn̩/
Glutton has 2 syllables, split glut·ton in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glutton.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-glutton.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with glutton?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glutton from its last stressed vowel (/ʌtn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glutton
- more glutton comparative
- most glutton superlative
- gluttons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gluttoning participle, present
- gluttoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glutton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
noun
- 1
One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
Such a glutton would eat until his belly hurts.
- 2
One who consumes anything voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.
- 3
archaicThe wolverine, Gulo gulo.
- 4
colloquialA giant petrel.
verb
- 1
archaicTo glut; to satisfy (especially an appetite) by filling to capacity.
- 2
obsoleteTo glut; to eat voraciously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glutton in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glouton, gourmand, gargantua, goinfre |
| German | Vielfraß, Nimmersatt, Völler , Unersättlicher, Unersättliche |
| Portuguese | glutão, guloso |
| Spanish | glotón, hambrón, comilón, tragón, piraña, zampabollos |
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 glutton come from?
From Middle English glotoun, from Old French gloton, gluton, from Latin gluttō, gluttōnis (“glutton”). The use for the wolverine is a semantic loan from German Vielfraß, itself a folk etymology for Old Norse *fjallfress (literally “mountain cat”). The popular belief that the wolverine is particularly voracious only developed because of this name. See the German for more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).