nacreous
/ˈneɪ.kɹi.əs/adjective
nacreous is spelled N-A-C-R-E-O-U-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nacreous means “Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nacreous?
| Letters | 8: N-A-C-R-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 nacreous?
Nacreous appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 nacreous?
- US /ˈneɪ.kɹi.əs/
Nacreous has 3 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-nacreous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nacreous
- more nacreous comparative
- most nacreous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nacreous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
- 2
Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nacreous come from?
From nacre + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).