gourmand
/ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/noun
gourmand is spelled G-O-U-R-M-A-N-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gourmand means “A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gourmand is gourmands.
How many letters and syllables are in gourmand?
| Letters | 8: G-O-U-R-M-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 gourmand?
Gourmand appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 gourmand?
- UK /ˈɡʊə.mənd/
- UK /ˈɡʊʁmɑ̃/
- US /ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/
Gourmand has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gourmand.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gourmand?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gourmand from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnd/):
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 gourmand
- gourmands plural
- gormand
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gourmand mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
- 2
A person who appreciates good food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gourmand in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glouton, goulu, goinfre, boulimique , gourmet, dégustateur |
| German | Gourmand, Schlemmer, Schlemmerin, Vielfraß, Völler , Feinschmecker |
| Portuguese | gourmand, comilão, glutão, guloso |
| Spanish | tragaldabas, glotón, comilón, tragón, goloso , gastrónomo |
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 gourmand come from?
From Middle English gourmaunt, gormond, gromonde, from Old French gormant (“a glutton”, noun), from gormant (“gluttonous”, adjective), of uncertain origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).