wondrous
won·drous/ˈwʌndɹəs/adjective, adverb
wondrous is spelled W-O-N-D-R-O-U-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (won·drous). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wondrous means “Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wondrous?
| Letters | 8: W-O-N-D-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: won·drous |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 wondrous?
Wondrous appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 wondrous?
- /ˈwʌndɹəs/
Wondrous has 2 syllables, split won·drous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wondrous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wondrous
- more wondrous comparative
- most wondrous superlative
- wonderous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wondrous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.
adverb
- 1
In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wondrous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | merveilleux |
| German | wunderbar, wundersam, erstaunlich, verwunderlich , bemerkenswert |
| Portuguese | maravilhoso |
| Spanish | maravilloso |
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 wondrous come from?
From Middle English wondrous, alteration after the suffix -ous of Middle English wonders (“wondrous, wonderful”, adjective), from Old English wundres (“of wonder”), genitive singular of wundor (“wonder, miracle”), from Proto-Germanic *wundrą (“wonder”). Compare Dutch wonder, German Wunder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).