victorious
/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/adjective
victorious is spelled V-I-C-T-O-R-I-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, victorious means “Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in victorious?
| Letters | 10: V-I-C-T-O-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 victorious?
Victorious appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 victorious?
- /vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/
Victorious has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-victorious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of victorious
- more victorious comparative
- most victorious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does victorious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
- 2
Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.
The team were met with a victorious cheer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Victorious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | victorieux |
| German | siegreich, obsiegend, Sieger-, Sieges- , triumphierend, triumphal |
| Portuguese | vitorioso |
| Spanish | victorioso |
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 victorious come from?
Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).