quarrelsome
quar·rel·some/ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/adjective
quarrelsome is spelled Q-U-A-R-R-E-L-S-O-M-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables (quar·rel·some). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quarrelsome means “Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quarrelsome?
| Letters | 11: Q-U-A-R-R-E-L-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: quar·rel·some |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 quarrelsome?
Quarrelsome appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 quarrelsome?
- UK /ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/
- US /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/
- /ˈkwɑɹəlsəm/
Quarrelsome has 3 syllables, split quar·rel·some in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-quarrelsome.ogg, En-us-quarrelsome_2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quarrelsome
- more quarrelsome comparative
- most quarrelsome superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quarrelsome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quarrelsome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense given to quarreling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | querelleux, querelleur |
| German | streitsüchtig, zänkisch, unverträglich, zanksüchtig, händelsüchtig, hadersüchtig |
| Spanish | rijoso, pleitista, leguleyo, porfiador, quilombero, picapleitos |
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 quarrelsome come from?
From quarrel + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).