adjunct
ad·junct/ˈæd͡ʒ.ʌŋkt/noun, adjective, verb
adjunct is spelled A-D-J-U-N-C-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ad·junct). It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adjunct means “An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adjunct is adjuncts.
How many letters and syllables are in adjunct?
| Letters | 7: A-D-J-U-N-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ad·junct |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 adjunct?
Adjunct appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 adjunct?
- /ˈæd͡ʒ.ʌŋkt/
Adjunct has 2 syllables, split ad·junct in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-adjunct.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adjunct
- adjuncts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more adjunct comparative
- most adjunct superlative
- adjuncting participle, present
- adjuncted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adjunct mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- 2
A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
- 3
Ellipsis of adjunct professor.
- 4
An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
- 5
datedA quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
- 6
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
- 7
A phrase within a clause or sentence that is grammatically dispensable but not semantically so, modifying the meaning.
- 8
A graphic element that modifies another, such as (in Linear B script) a small syllabogram that is attached to a logogram as an abbreviation of an adjective that modifies that logogram (rather than as a phonetic complement that disambiguates the logogram).
adjective
- 1
Connected in a subordinate function.
- 2
Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
verb
- 1
informalTo work as an adjunct professor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate adjunct?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of adjunct: adj..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adjunct in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | complément, attribut |
| German | Hilfs-, Zusatz-, Ergänzung, Beigabe, Zubehör , Adjunkt |
| Portuguese | adjunto |
| Spanish | adjunto, adjunta |
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 adjunct come from?
From Latin adiunctus, perfect passive participle of adiungō (“join to”), from ad + iungō (“join”). Doublet of adjoint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).