pulchritudinous
/ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/adjective
pulchritudinous is spelled P-U-L-C-H-R-I-T-U-D-I-N-O-U-S: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pulchritudinous means “Having great physical beauty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pulchritudinous?
| Letters | 15: P-U-L-C-H-R-I-T-U-D-I-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 pulchritudinous?
Pulchritudinous appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 pulchritudinous?
- /ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pulchritudinous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pulchritudinous
- more pulchritudinous comparative
- most pulchritudinous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulchritudinous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having great physical beauty.
- 2
obsoleterareThat endows pulchritude; beautifying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulchritudinous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having great physical beauty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | somptueux |
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 pulchritudinous come from?
From Latin pulchritūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher + -tūdō. By surface analysis, pulchritude + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).