horrid
hor·rid/ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/adjective, adverb
horrid is spelled H-O-R-R-I-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hor·rid). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, horrid means “Causing horror or dread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in horrid?
| Letters | 6: H-O-R-R-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hor·rid |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 horrid?
Horrid appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 horrid?
- UK /ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/
- US /ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/
- /ˈhɑ.ɹɪd/
Horrid has 2 syllables, split hor·rid in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-horrid.wav, En-us-horrid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with horrid?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as horrid from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹɪd/):
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 horrid
- horrider comparative
- more horrid comparative
- horridest superlative
- most horrid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does horrid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicBristling, rough, rugged.
- 2
Causing horror or dread.
- 3
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
horrid weather
adverb
- 1
Terribly; horridly; to an extreme extent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Horrid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affreux, horrible , exécrable, désagréable, abominable, ignominieux |
| Portuguese | horrendo, horrível |
| Spanish | hórrido, horrendo |
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 horrid come from?
Borrowed from Latin horridus (“rough, bristly, savage, shaggy, rude”), from horrere (“to bristle”). See horrent, horror, ordure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).