gregarious
/ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚ.i.əs/adjective
gregarious is spelled G-R-E-G-A-R-I-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gregarious means “Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gregarious?
| Letters | 10: G-R-E-G-A-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 gregarious?
Gregarious appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 gregarious?
- UK /ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/
- US /ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚ.i.əs/
Gregarious has 4 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: En-us-gregarious.ogg, En-au-gregarious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gregarious?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gregarious from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiəs/):
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 gregarious
- more gregarious comparative
- most gregarious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gregarious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
- 2
Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
- 3
Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
- 4
Pertaining to a flock or crowd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gregarious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sociable , grégaire |
| German | gesellig , Herden- |
| Portuguese | gregário |
| Spanish | sociable , gregario |
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 gregarious come from?
First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).