plenteous
/ˈplɛn.ti.əs/adjective
plenteous is spelled P-L-E-N-T-E-O-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plenteous means “In plenty; abundant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plenteous?
| Letters | 9: P-L-E-N-T-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is plenteous?
Plenteous appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 plenteous?
- /ˈplɛn.ti.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-plenteous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plenteous
- more plenteous comparative
- most plenteous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plenteous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In plenty; abundant.
His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
- 2
obsoleteHaving plenty; abounding; rich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plenteous come from?
From Middle English plentewos, plentevous, et al., circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).