15-Letter Words Ending in OUS

There are 32 15-letter words that end in OUS. 3 are common words, such as CONTEMPORANEOUS and DISADVANTAGEOUS. A rarer one is UNFOSSILIFEROUS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 32

Common words

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contemporaneousdisadvantageouspulchritudinousamaryllidaceousanthropophagousasclepiadaceouscaprifoliaceouscoinstantaneousconvolvulaceoushamamelidaceousmenispermaceousopisthognathouspassifloraceousplumbaginaceoussarraceniaceoussclerodermatousunconscientiousunselfconsciousvicissitudinouszygophyllaceousantituberculousbasidiomycetouscollenchymatousdeuteranomalousechinodermatousenantiomorphousepitheliomatousexcrementitioushyperfastidiousnonsimultaneousultrafastidiousunfossiliferous

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Words
32 (3 common words)
Common example
contemporaneous
Rare example
unfossiliferous
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
32
Most frequent letter
E (27)

Questions

How many 15-letter words ending in ous are there?

32. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CONTEMPORANEOUS is among the common words in this set.