pervious
per·vi·ous/ˈpɜɹ.vi.əs/adjective
pervious is spelled P-E-R-V-I-O-U-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables (per·vi·ous). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pervious means “Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pervious?
| Letters | 8: P-E-R-V-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: per·vi·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pervious?
Pervious appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 pervious?
- UK /ˈpɜː.vɪ.əs/
- US /ˈpɜɹ.vi.əs/
Pervious has 3 syllables, split per·vi·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pervious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pervious?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pervious from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹviəs/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: previous.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pervious
- more pervious comparative
- most pervious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pervious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Often followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage.
Near-synonym: porous
- 2
Capable of being seen through; open to being examined; patent, unconcealed.
- 3
Capable of being penetrated mentally; intelligible, understandable.
- 4
Of a person, etc.: susceptible to being influenced by arguments, ideas, etc.; impressionable, tractable.
- 5
obsoleteCapable of penetrating or permeating.
- 6
obsoleteOf a body structure (especially the nostril of a bird): having a hole, perforate; also, wide open.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pervious come from?
Borrowed from Latin pervius (“having a passage through; passable, penetrable, traversable”) + English -ous (suffix denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Pervius is derived from per- (prefix denoting doing something all the way through or entirely) + via (“road, street; method, way; (figurative) course, route”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).