luxuriant

/lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/

//lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt// adj

"luxuriant" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“luxuriant” is an uncommon English word, ranked #63,061 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#63,061
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abundant in growth or detail.

Key facts for luxuriant
PropertyValue
Headwordluxuriant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “luxuriant” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). luxuriant lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for luxuriant is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #63,061 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abundant in growth or detail.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for luxuriant in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin lūxuriāns, present participle of lūxuriō, itself from lūxuria (“luxury, excess”). Equivalent to luxury + -ant. The correct English form is luxuriant, spelled L-U-X-U-R-I-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abundant in growth or detail.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūxuriāns, present participle of lūxuriō, itself from lūxuria (“luxury, excess”). Equivalent to luxury + -ant.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luxuriant"?
"luxuriant" is spelled L-U-X-U-R-I-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/.
What does "luxuriant" mean?
As an adjective, "luxuriant" means: Abundant in growth or detail.
How do you pronounce "luxuriant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luxuriant" is /lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "luxuriant"?
Borrowed from Latin lūxuriāns, present participle of lūxuriō, itself from lūxuria (“luxury, excess”). Equivalent to luxury + -ant. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “luxuriant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-U-X-U-R-I-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list