monstruous
/ˈmɒnstɹʊəs/obsolete
monstruous is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monstruous means “Monstrous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monstruous?
| Letters | 10: M-O-N-S-T-R-U-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 monstruous?
Monstruous appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 monstruous?
- UK /ˈmɒnstɹʊəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of monstruous
- more monstruous comparative
- most monstruous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monstruous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicMonstrous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monstruous come from?
From Middle English monstruous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstruōsus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).