tumorous
adjective
tumorous is spelled T-U-M-O-R-O-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tumorous means “Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tumorous?
| Letters | 8: T-U-M-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 tumorous?
Tumorous appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 tumorous
- more tumorous comparative
- most tumorous superlative
- tumourous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tumorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor.
- 2
Covered with tumors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tumorous come from?
From Latin tumōrōsus (“inflated, bloated”), from tumor (“swelling, tumor”), from tumeō (“to swell”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).