orgulous
/ˈɔːɡjʊləs/
"orgulous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“orgulous” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arrogant, haughty, proud.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orgulous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “orgulous” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for orgulous is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for orgulous in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English orgulous, orgeilous, derived from Old French orgueilleus, orgoillus (“proud”), from orgoill, orgueil (“pride”), from Old Dutch *urgol (“pride”). Cognate with Old High German urguol (“excellent”), Old English orgol (“pride”). Pe… The correct English form is orgulous, spelled O-R-G-U-L-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Arrogant, haughty, proud.
- 2Ostentatious; showy.
- 3Swollen; augmented; excessive.
- 4Dangerous, threatening.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English orgulous, orgeilous, derived from Old French orgueilleus, orgoillus (“proud”), from orgoill, orgueil (“pride”), from Old Dutch *urgol (“pride”). Cognate with Old High German urguol (“excellent”), Old English orgol (“pride”). Perhaps from a Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju; compare Old English or- (“out”), *gōl (“boast; showiness; pomp; splendor”) (related to Old English galan (“to sing”), whence Modern English gale). Also, possibly, in part from Old French orgoill, derived from Vulgar Latin *orgōllia, *orgōlla, from Proto-West Germanic *orgōllja, from the same Proto-Germanic source. Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo (“pride”), Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo, Portuguese orgulho, among many other Romance cognates.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “orgulous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-R-G-U-L-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/ (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.