larcenous
adjective
larcenous is spelled L-A-R-C-E-N-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, larcenous means “Given to larceny, tending to thievery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in larcenous?
| Letters | 9: L-A-R-C-E-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 larcenous?
Larcenous appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 larcenous?
Larcenous has 3 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).
Forms of larcenous
- more larcenous comparative
- most larcenous superlative
- larcenious
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does larcenous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Given to larceny, tending to thievery.
- 2
Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.
These late fees are larcenous. I should have read the fine print before signing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does larcenous come from?
From larceny + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).