# tumultuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/ · frequency rank #27,010

## Definitions
1. Characterized by loud, confused noise.
2. Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.

## Etymology
From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

## Common misspellings (14)
`tmuultuous`, `ttumultuous`, `tumlutuous`, `tummultuous`, `tumulltuous`, `tumultouus`, `tumulttuous`, `tumultuosu`, `tumultuouss`, `tumultuuos`, `tumulutous`, `tumutluous`, `tuumltuous`, `utmultuous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tumultuous