opulence
/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/noun
opulence is spelled O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, opulence means “Wealth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of opulence is opulences.
How many letters and syllables are in opulence?
| Letters | 8: O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is opulence?
Opulence appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 opulence?
- /ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/
Opulence has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-opulence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of opulence
- opulences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does opulence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Wealth.
- 2
Abundance, bounty, profusion.
- 3
Ostentatious display of wealth and luxury; plushness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Opulence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wealth:
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 opulence come from?
From French opulence, from Latin opulentia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).