rapturous
/ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/adjective
rapturous is spelled R-A-P-T-U-R-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rapturous means “Full of rapture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rapturous?
| Letters | 9: R-A-P-T-U-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 rapturous?
Rapturous appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 rapturous?
- /ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/
Rapturous 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rapturous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rapturous
- more rapturous comparative
- most rapturous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rapturous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of rapture.
the rapturous applause
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rapturous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being full of rapture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | entrückt, begeistert, entzückt, hingerissen, überschwänglich |
| Spanish | extático, arrobadizo, arrobador, embelesador, arrebatado, apasionado |
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 rapturous come from?
From rapture + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).