gluttonous
glut·ton·ous/ˈɡlʌt(ə)nəs/adjective
gluttonous is spelled G-L-U-T-T-O-N-O-U-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (glut·ton·ous). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gluttonous means “Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gluttonous?
| Letters | 10: G-L-U-T-T-O-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: glut·ton·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 gluttonous?
Gluttonous appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 gluttonous?
- US /ˈɡlʌt(ə)nəs/
Gluttonous has 3 syllables, split glut·ton·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gluttonous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gluttonous
- more gluttonous comparative
- most gluttonous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gluttonous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
- 2
Greedy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gluttonous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glouton, gourmand, goulu , avide, vorace |
| German | gefräßig, unersättlich , gierig, verfressen |
| Portuguese | guloso, glutão |
| Spanish | glotón, goloso, garoso, tragón, tragantón, comelón |
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 gluttonous come from?
From Middle English glotenose, glotenouse, glotonos, glotonous, glotounius, glotynous, from Middle French glotonos; equivalent to glutton + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).