triumphant
/tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/adjective
triumphant is spelled T-R-I-U-M-P-H-A-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, triumphant means “Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in triumphant?
| Letters | 10: T-R-I-U-M-P-H-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th 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 triumphant?
Triumphant appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 triumphant?
- /tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/
Triumphant 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-triumphant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of triumphant
- more triumphant comparative
- most triumphant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triumphant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.
church triumphant
- 2
Rejoicing in victory or success; displaying triumph; exultant.
triumphant orchestral music
- 3
Celebrating victory; triumphal.
- 4
obsoleteSplendid, magnificent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does triumphant come from?
From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).