scrumptious
scrump·tious/ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/adjective
scrumptious is spelled S-C-R-U-M-P-T-I-O-U-S: 11 letters and 2 syllables (scrump·tious). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scrumptious means “Of food: delectable, delicious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scrumptious?
| Letters | 11: S-C-R-U-M-P-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scrump·tious |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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 scrumptious?
Scrumptious appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 scrumptious?
- UK /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/
- US /ˈskrəm(p)ʃəs/
Scrumptious has 2 syllables, split scrump·tious in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scrumptious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrumptious
- more scrumptious comparative
- most scrumptious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrumptious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalOf food: delectable, delicious.
What a scrumptious treat!
- 2
informalOf a person or thing: excellent, wonderful; also, very aesthetically pleasing or attractive; good enough to eat.
- 3
informalobsoleterareFastidious, picky.
- 4
informalobsoleterareVery small; tiny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scrumptious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of food: delectable, delicious – see also delectable, delicious:
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 scrumptious come from?
Probably from scrimp (“to put on short allowance, limit, straiten; to be frugal”) + -ious (suffix forming adjectives denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (usually an abundance)), possibly modelled after scrimption (“small portion, little bit, scrap”). If that hypothesis is true, then scrumpy may be related, via roots referring to little amounts. Douglas Harper instead derives the word from sumptuous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).