salubrious
/səˈlu.bɹi.əs/adjective
salubrious is spelled S-A-L-U-B-R-I-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, salubrious means “Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in salubrious?
| Letters | 10: S-A-L-U-B-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is salubrious?
Salubrious appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 salubrious?
- UK /səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/
- US /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/
Salubrious has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-salubrious.ogg, En-au-salubrious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with salubrious?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as salubrious from its last stressed vowel (/ubɹiəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of salubrious
- more salubrious comparative
- most salubrious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salubrious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salubrious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense promoting health:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salubre |
| German | bekömmlich, heilsam, zuträglich, gesundheitsfördernd |
| Portuguese | salubre, saudável |
| Spanish | salubre |
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 salubrious come from?
From Latin salūbris (“healthy”) + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).