joyous
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/adjective
joyous is spelled J-O-Y-O-U-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, joyous means “Full of joy; happy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in joyous?
| Letters | 6: J-O-Y-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is joyous?
Joyous appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 joyous?
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/
Joyous has 2 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-joyous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of joyous
- more joyous comparative
- most joyous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does joyous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of joy; happy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Joyous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense full of joy; happy:
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 joyous come from?
From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).