plentiful
/ˈplɛntɪfl̩/adjective
plentiful is spelled P-L-E-N-T-I-F-U-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plentiful means “Existing in large number or ample amount” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plentiful?
| Letters | 9: P-L-E-N-T-I-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th 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 plentiful?
Plentiful appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th 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 plentiful?
- /ˈplɛntɪfl̩/
Plentiful 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: En-us-plentiful.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plentiful
- plentifuller comparative
- plentifuler comparative
- more plentiful comparative
- plentifullest superlative
- plentifulest superlative
- most plentiful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plentiful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Existing in large number or ample amount.
a plentiful harvest
- 2
Yielding abundance; fruitful.
Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.
- 3
obsoleteLavish; profuse; prodigal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plentiful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abondant, copieux, ample |
| German | massenhaft, reichlich |
| Portuguese | grande , abundante, farto |
| Spanish | sobrado, sobejano, sobejo, pingüe, cuantioso |
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 plentiful come from?
From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).