verdant
/ˈvɜɹ.dənt/adjective
verdant is spelled V-E-R-D-A-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, verdant means “Green in colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in verdant?
| Letters | 7: V-E-R-D-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 verdant?
Verdant appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 verdant?
- US /ˈvɜɹ.dənt/
Verdant has 2 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: En-us-verdant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of verdant
- more verdant comparative
- most verdant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does verdant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Green in colour.
- 2
Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.
- 3
Fresh.
- 4
Inexperienced.
a verdant youth from the interior of Connecticut
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Verdant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | verdoyant, vert , luxuriant |
| German | grün , üppig, grünend , frisch , unerfahren, grün hinter den Ohren |
| Portuguese | verdejante |
| Spanish | verde |
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 verdant come from?
From Middle French verdoyant, from Old French verb verdier, verdoier, from vert (“green”), from Vulgar Latin *virdis, from Latin viridis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).