grandiose
/ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/adjective
grandiose is spelled G-R-A-N-D-I-O-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grandiose means “Large and impressive in size, scope or extent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grandiose?
| Letters | 9: G-R-A-N-D-I-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 grandiose?
Grandiose appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 grandiose?
- UK /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/
- UK /ˈɡɹæn.di.əʊs/
- US /ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/
Grandiose has 3 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-grandiose.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grandiose?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as grandiose from its last stressed vowel (/oʊs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: organised.
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 grandiose
- more grandiose comparative
- most grandiose superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grandiose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Large and impressive in size, scope or extent.
- 2
Pompous or pretentious.
- 3
magnificent or spectacular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grandiose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 grandiose come from?
From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).