constabulary
/kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/adjective, noun
constabulary is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-B-U-L-A-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, constabulary means “Of or relating to constables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in constabulary?
| Letters | 12: C-O-N-S-T-A-B-U-L-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is constabulary?
Constabulary appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 constabulary?
- /kənˈstæbjʊləɹi/
Constabulary has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-constabulary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of constabulary
- constabularies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does constabulary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to constables.
- 2
Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Constabulary missions are different from fighting wars.
noun
- 1
A police force.
- 2
The police in a particular district or area.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Constabulary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense police force:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gendarmerie |
| Spanish | policía, fuerza pública |
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 constabulary come from?
From mediaeval Latin conestabularia, a noun use of the feminine version of conestabularius, from Latin constabulus, from comes stabuli, literally ‘master of the stables’.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).