everyman
/ˈɛvɹiːˌmæn/noun
everyman is spelled E-V-E-R-Y-M-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, everyman means “In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of everyman is everymen.
How many letters and syllables are in everyman?
| Letters | 8: E-V-E-R-Y-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 everyman?
Everyman appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 everyman?
- /ˈɛvɹiːˌmæn/
Everyman has 3 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).
Forms of everyman
- everymen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does everyman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
Near-synonyms: man on the street, John Q. Public (see more there)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does everyman come from?
Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c. 1520).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).