injurious
in·ju·ri·ous/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/adjective
injurious is spelled I-N-J-U-R-I-O-U-S: 9 letters and 4 syllables (in·ju·ri·ous). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, injurious means “Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in injurious?
| Letters | 9: I-N-J-U-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·ju·ri·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 injurious?
Injurious appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 injurious?
- UK /ɪnˈdʒʊə.ɹɪ.əs/
- UK /ɪnˈdʒɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
- US /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹ.i.əs/
Injurious has 4 syllables, split in·ju·ri·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-injurious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with injurious?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as injurious from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹiəs/):
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 injurious
- more injurious comparative
- most injurious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does injurious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- 2
Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Injurious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | schädlich , beleidigend |
| Spanish | injurioso |
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 injurious come from?
From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin iniūriōsus; analysable as injury + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).