plethora

Questions about plethora

What does plethora mean?

plethora means "extreme excess".

How many syllables are in plethora?

plethora has 3 syllables: plet-ho-ra. The stress falls on "plet". In IPA it is /ˈplɛθɚə/.

What is another word for plethora?

Close synonyms include overplus, superfluity, embarrassment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plethora a common word?

plethora is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.