alderman
ald·er·man/ˈɔldəɹmən/noun
alderman is spelled A-L-D-E-R-M-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ald·er·man). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alderman means “A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alderman is aldermen.
How many letters and syllables are in alderman?
| Letters | 8: A-L-D-E-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ald·er·man |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th 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 alderman?
Alderman appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 alderman?
- UK /ˈɔːldəmən/
- UK /ˈɒl-/
- US /ˈɔldəɹmən/
Alderman has 3 syllables, split ald·er·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-alderman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alderman
- aldermen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alderman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
- 2
UKobsoleteslangA half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
- 3
A long pipe for smoking.
- 4
USslangA large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch, a potbelly.
- 5
Synonym of starosta
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate alderman?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of alderman: Ald., Alder., Aldm..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alderman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | échevin, conseiller municipal |
| German | Schöffe |
| Portuguese | vereador, vereadora, edil |
| Spanish | concejal, regidor |
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 alderman come from?
From Middle English alderman, aldermon, from Old English ealdorman, ealdormann, from ealdor (“elder, parent, chief, prince, author”) + mann (“person”). Doublet of ealdorman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).