dragoman
noun
dragoman is spelled D-R-A-G-O-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dragoman means “An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dragoman is dragomans or dragomen.
How many letters and syllables are in dragoman?
| Letters | 8: D-R-A-G-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 dragoman?
Dragoman appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
Forms of dragoman
- dragomans plural
- dragomen plural
- drogman
- druggerman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dragoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dragoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages – see also interpre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | drogman, drogoman, dragoman |
| German | Dolmetscher, Dragoman |
| Portuguese | dragomano, drogomano |
| Spanish | dragomán, truchimán |
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 dragoman come from?
From Middle English dragman, from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Byzantine Greek δραγομάνος (dragomános), from Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān), from Classical Syriac ܬܰܪܓܡܳܢܳܐ (targmānā), from Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, “interpreter”). With the plural form -men, through reinterpretation as suffixed with -man. Doublet of truchman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).