toilsome
/ˈtɔɪlsəm/adjective
toilsome is spelled T-O-I-L-S-O-M-E: 8 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, toilsome means “Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in toilsome?
| Letters | 8: T-O-I-L-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| 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 toilsome?
Toilsome 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).
How do you pronounce toilsome?
- UK /ˈtɔɪlsəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-toilsome.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of toilsome
- more toilsome comparative
- most toilsome superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toilsome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toilsome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Requiring continuous physical effort:
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 toilsome come from?
From toil + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).