guenon
/ɡəˈnoʊn/noun
guenon is spelled G-U-E-N-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guenon means “A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guenon is guenons.
How many letters and syllables are in guenon?
| Letters | 6: G-U-E-N-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 guenon?
Guenon appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 guenon?
- /ɡəˈnoʊn/
- /ˈɡwɛn.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-guenon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of guenon
- guenons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guenon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Guenon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense monkey of the genus Cercopithecus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cercopithèque, guenon |
| German | Meerkatze |
| Portuguese | cercopiteco |
| Spanish | cercopiteco, mono del viejo mundo |
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 guenon come from?
Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).