malodorous
/ˌmælˈoʊ.də.ɹəs/adjective
malodorous is spelled M-A-L-O-D-O-R-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, malodorous means “Having a bad odor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in malodorous?
| Letters | 10: M-A-L-O-D-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 malodorous?
Malodorous appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 malodorous?
- UK /ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/
- US /ˌmælˈoʊ.də.ɹəs/
Malodorous has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-malodorous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of malodorous
- more malodorous comparative
- most malodorous superlative
- malodourous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does malodorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a bad odor.
There were malodorous garbage bags aplenty outside her house.
- 2
Highly improper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malodorous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a bad odor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malodorant |
| Spanish | maloliente, jediondo |
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 malodorous come from?
From mal- + odorous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).