numerous
/ˈnuməɹəs/
"numerous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“numerous” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,263 in English word frequency and used as a determiner.
- #2,263
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An indefinite large number of.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | numerous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Determiner |
| IPA | /ˈnuməɹəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “numerous” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for numerous is 8 letters long, classified as a determiner, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnuməɹəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,263 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An indefinite large number of.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for numerous, with forms such as "nmuerous", "nnumerous", and "nuemrous". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous. The correct English form is numerous, spelled N-U-M-E-R-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1An indefinite large number of.
Etymology
From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nmuerous,nnumerous,nuemrous,numeorus,numerosu,numerouss,numerrous,numeruos,nummerous,numreous,unmerous
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of numerous - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “numerous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-U-M-E-R-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnuməɹəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.