usurious
usu·ri·ous/juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/adjective
usurious is spelled U-S-U-R-I-O-U-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables (usu·ri·ous). It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, usurious means “Of or pertaining to usury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in usurious?
| Letters | 8: U-S-U-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: usu·ri·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 usurious?
Usurious appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 usurious?
- UK /juːˈʒuːɹɪəs/
- UK /juːˈzjuːɹɪəs/
Usurious has 3 syllables, split usu·ri·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-usurious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of usurious
- more usurious comparative
- most usurious superlative
- usurous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does usurious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to usury.
- 2
Exorbitant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Usurious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Of or pertaining to usury:
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 usurious come from?
From usury + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).