vexatious
/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/adjective
vexatious is spelled V-E-X-A-T-I-O-U-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vexatious means “Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vexatious?
| Letters | 9: V-E-X-A-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 vexatious?
Vexatious appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 vexatious?
- /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
Vexatious has 3 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-vexatious.ogg, En-au-vexatious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vexatious
- more vexatious comparative
- most vexatious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vexatious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- 2
archaicFull of trouble or disquiet
- 3
Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
a vexatious lawsuit
- 4
In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
a vexatious litigant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vexatious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense causing vexation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ärgerlich, lästig, verdrießlich, nervtötend, belästigend, verärgernd |
| Spanish | vejatorio, vejador |
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.