spirituous
adjective
spirituous is spelled S-P-I-R-I-T-U-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spirituous means “Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spirituous?
| Letters | 10: S-P-I-R-I-T-U-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 spirituous?
Spirituous appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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).
Forms of spirituous
- more spirituous comparative
- most spirituous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spirituous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
- 2
Distilled.
- 3
Synonym of spiritual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spirituous come from?
Derived from Medieval Latin spīrituōsus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).