platitudinous
pla·ti·tud·in·ous/ˌplætɪˈt(j)ud(ə)nəs/adjective
platitudinous is spelled P-L-A-T-I-T-U-D-I-N-O-U-S: 13 letters and 5 syllables (pla·ti·tud·in·ous). It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, platitudinous means “Characterised by clichés or platitudes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in platitudinous?
| Letters | 13: P-L-A-T-I-T-U-D-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: pla·ti·tud·in·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 platitudinous?
Platitudinous appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 platitudinous?
- UK /ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/
- UK /-ˈtʃuː-/
- US /ˌplætɪˈt(j)ud(ə)nəs/
Platitudinous has 5 syllables, split pla·ti·tud·in·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-platitudinous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with platitudinous?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as platitudinous from its last stressed vowel (/udnəs/):
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 platitudinous
- more platitudinous comparative
- most platitudinous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does platitudinous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterised by clichés or platitudes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does platitudinous come from?
From platitude + -ous on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinous, from Latin -tūdin- + -ous, the oblique stem of -tūdō. Compare platitudinize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).