leguminous
adjective
leguminous is spelled L-E-G-U-M-I-N-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, leguminous means “Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in leguminous?
| Letters | 10: L-E-G-U-M-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 leguminous?
Leguminous appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 leguminous?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-leguminous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leguminous
- more leguminous comparative
- most leguminous superlative
- leguminose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leguminous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.
- 2
Resembling a legume.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leguminous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resembling a legume:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | légumineux |
| German | hülsenfruchtartig |
| Spanish | leguminoso |
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 leguminous come from?
From Middle English leguminous, from Medieval Latin legūminōsus, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin legūmen, legūminis (“bean, pulse”) + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).