potbellied
adjective
potbellied is spelled P-O-T-B-E-L-L-I-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, potbellied means “Having a potbelly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in potbellied?
| Letters | 10: P-O-T-B-E-L-L-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 potbellied?
Potbellied appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 potbellied?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-potbellied.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of potbellied
- more potbellied comparative
- most potbellied superlative
- pot-bellied
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does potbellied mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a potbelly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Potbellied in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a potbelly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ventru, bedonnant |
| German | dickbäuchig |
| Portuguese | barrigudo |
| Spanish | panzón, panzudo, barrigudo, barrigón, guatón, ventripotente |
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 potbellied come from?
From pot + bellied.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).