How do you spell Ponderous?
Correct spelling
ponderous
Think POND + ER + OUS: the pond holds heavy water
Why is ponderous spelled this way?
From Latin ponderosus, heavy. PONDUS (weight). Something ponderous carries great weight — heaviness that slows everything it touches.
Common misspellings of ponderous
pondorouspondarousponderus
Example
The professor's ponderous lecture on medieval taxation put half the class to sleep.