indulgent
in·dul·gent/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/adjective
indulgent is spelled I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·dul·gent). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indulgent means “Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indulgent?
| Letters | 9: I-N-D-U-L-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·dul·gent |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 indulgent?
Indulgent appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 indulgent?
- /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/
Indulgent has 3 syllables, split in·dul·gent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-indulgent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of indulgent
- more indulgent comparative
- most indulgent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indulgent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.
an indulgent parent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indulgent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense adjective:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indulgent |
| German | nachgiebig, zu verwöhnen tendierend, verwöhnen wollend, ausgelassen, sich verwöhnend, sich etwas gönnend |
| Portuguese | indulgente |
| Spanish | indulgente, anuente |
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 indulgent come from?
From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).