Croat
Cro·at/ˈkɹoʊ.æt/noun, adjective
Croat is spelled C-R-O-A-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Cro·at). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Croat means “A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Croat is Croats.
How many letters and syllables are in Croat?
| Letters | 5: C-R-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Cro·at |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 Croat?
Croat appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 Croat?
- UK /ˈkɹəʊ.æt/
- British /ˈkɹəw.at/
- US /ˈkɹoʊ.æt/
Croat has 2 syllables, split Cro·at in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Croat.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Croat
- Croats plural
- more Croat comparative
- most Croat superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Croat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
- 2
datedAn irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.
- 3
The Croatian lect.
adjective
- 1
Synonym of Croatian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Croat come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Croata, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ (“Croat”), the Croatian autonym. It, in turn, is probably of non-Slavic origin: probably from an Iranian or Germanic language. First attested in 1585. Doublet of cravat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).