pulchritude
[ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtuːd]noun
pulchritude is spelled P-U-L-C-H-R-I-T-U-D-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pulchritude means “Physical beauty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pulchritude is pulchritudes.
How many letters and syllables are in pulchritude?
| Letters | 11: P-U-L-C-H-R-I-T-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 pulchritude?
Pulchritude appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 pulchritude?
- /pʌlkrə.t(j)uːd/
- UK [ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtjuːd]
- US [ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtuːd]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pulchritude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pulchritude
- pulchritudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulchritude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Physical beauty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulchritude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pulchritude:
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 pulchritude come from?
From Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher (“beautiful”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).