uproarious
up·roar·i·ous/ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/adjective
uproarious is spelled U-P-R-O-A-R-I-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables (up·roar·i·ous). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uproarious means “Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uproarious?
| Letters | 10: U-P-R-O-A-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: up·roar·i·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uproarious?
Uproarious appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 uproarious?
- UK /ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
- US /ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/
Uproarious has 4 syllables, split up·roar·i·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-uproarious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uproarious?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uproarious from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of uproarious
- more uproarious comparative
- most uproarious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uproarious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.
- 2
Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.
- 3
Extremely funny; hilarious.
- 4
In a mess; dishevelled, untidy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uproarious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontro:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tumultueux |
| Spanish | clamoroso, estruendoso, fragoso, fragoroso |
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 uproarious come from?
From uproar + -ious (a variant of -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).