countryman
coun·try·man/ˈkʌntɹimən/noun
countryman is spelled C-O-U-N-T-R-Y-M-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (coun·try·man). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, countryman means “Somebody from a certain country” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of countryman is countrymen.
How many letters and syllables are in countryman?
| Letters | 10: C-O-U-N-T-R-Y-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: coun·try·man |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 countryman?
Countryman appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 countryman?
- /ˈkʌntɹimən/
Countryman has 3 syllables, split coun·try·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-countryman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of countryman
- countrymen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does countryman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Somebody from a certain country.
- 2
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman.
- 3
A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
- 4
IrelandA settled person, as opposed to a traveller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Countryman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | citoyen, citoyenne, habitant, habitante , compatriote , campagnard |
| German | Landsmann, Landsmännin , Landsfrau, Kompatriot |
| Portuguese | nacional , compatriota , campesino, campesina, camponês, camponesa |
| Spanish | paisano, paisana, compatriota , campesino, campesina |
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 countryman come from?
From country + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).